Duty means: That which one is morally or legally obligated to do. Related words include work or responsibility. Below you'll find 20 example sentences showing how to use Duty in practice.
Duty in a sentence
Related words
Duty meaning
- That which one is morally or legally obligated to do.
- The state of being at work and responsible for or doing a particular task.
- A tax placed on imports or exports; a tariff.
Synonyms of Duty
Example sentences (20)
A brewing industry leader has called for a rise in beer duty to be ruled out in Wednesday's Autumn Statement.
Upon graduation, cadets receive a commission and can choose active-duty service or Reserve or National Guard duty.
Then it’s the same stuff for the police officer, except for status, whether or not they were off duty or on duty.
According to Lucasfilm's Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni, the Armorer has a sacred duty to ensure the traditions of Mandalore are maintained.
The Call of Duty League represents the official competitive scene of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare games in the future.
Some goods and services carry a specific tax, referred to as an excise or a duty such as alcohol excise or gaming duty.
The crewmen are all active-duty members of the U.S. Navy, and the assignment is considered to be special duty.
Call of Duty: Mobile is a first-person shooter that delivers battles and maps from classic Call of Duty multiplayer games.
Not all jurisdictions recognised the "proper purpose" duty as separate from the "good faith" duty however.
The “duty” you avoid is the import tax that applies to local retail sales in the country where the duty-free shop is located.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone players are given free rewards after Call of Duty's severe server issues last week.
Equally, a manufacturer, on purchasing duty-paid inputs, acquires a right to take credit for such duty.
Federal duty Title 10 service means full-time duty in the active military service of the United States.
Every claim-right entails that some other duty-bearer must do some duty for the claim to be satisfied.
Many of them had acquired the infection during their duty period and have joined duty after recovery.
Duty rate Customs duty rates may be expressed as a percentage of value or dollars and cents per unit.
The officers and crew are all active-duty U.S. Navy personnel and the assignment is considered to be special duty in the U.S. Navy.
Off-duty Reserve Officer Greg Dansby stopped on the bridge prior to the arrival of the on-duty units, and began a dialogue with the man.
And with the job blurring the on-duty and off-duty boundaries, her personal life changed too but she found a good support in her husband.
The Call of Duty franchise recently re-entered the battle royale arena with a free-to-play mode attached to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.
Phrases with duty
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with duty
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of duty 47×
- duty to 25×
- duty on 20×
- duty of 17×
- on duty 17×
- active duty 14×
- the duty 13×
- stamp duty 10×
- duty modern 8×
- off duty 8×
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About these examples
The 20 examples on this page contain the complete word duty. Duplicate, incomplete, unusually short and technically noisy sentences are removed automatically. The definition is sourced from Wiktionary. Read more about our sources and checks on the About Voorbeeldzinnen.info page or see how to report a correction.