How to use "duty" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "duty" in popular movie and book plots

  • He also feels a duty to take up Scudder's cause and save Karolides from the assassination.  - The Thirty-Nine Steps
  • Louise reveals that her father amputated Drake's legs unnecessarily, because he hated Drake and thought it was his duty to punish wickedness.  - Kings Row
  • The king is rescued and is restored to his throne, but the lovers, in duty bound, must part.  - The Prisoner of Zenda
  • For Amy, a devout Quaker and pacifist, the solution is simple—leave town before Miller arrives; but Kane's sense of duty and honor is strong.  - High Noon
  • Richard returns from his sentry duty to find that Bugs has punched Keaty in the face for his mistake.  - The Beach (novel)
  • During spring training in st Petersburg, Florida, he is recalled to active duty for 21 months.  - Strategic Air Command (film)
  • Witzelben was a field marshal, but had not been on active duty since 1942.  - 20 July plot
  • Warrington relieves them of their duty and finds her a place to stay, even paying the first month's rent.  - Naughty Marietta (film)
  • He feels he can no longer give Valjean up to the authorities but also cannot ignore his duty to the law.  - Les Misérables
  • The two men are inducted into the Cabal, while remaining on duty in their army posts.  - If This Goes On—
  • The crowd still screams for Jesus to be crucified, and Pilate recalls his duty to keep the peace.  - Jesus Christ Superstar
  • Feigning illness, Toad bamboozles the Water Rat (who is on guard duty at the time) and escapes.  - The Wind in the Willows
  • So, Alman reads it for him: "A doctor's first duty is to ask forgiveness," from which he concludes, "You are guilty of guilt".  - Wild Strawberries (film)
  • knew then precisely, that it would have been his duty to take the knife.  - The Trial
  • He informs her that she is The Slayer, or Chosen One, destined to kill vampires, and he is a Watcher whose duty it is to guide and train her.  - Buffy the Vampire Slayer (film)
  • When Major dies, two young pigs, Snowball and Napoleon, assume command and consider it a duty to prepare for the Rebellion.  - Animal Farm

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