devoting

"The court returned a sentence of guilt in the first charge, but innocence in the second."

"The villagers helped rebuild the school after the storm. "

"We usually have family dinner in the afternoon. "

"It is entirely up to you where we go, as I’ll be happy with anywhere."

"The student execrated the difficult math problem. "

"The dictionary's definition of "optimistic" explains its meaning as a positive outlook. "

"The student answered the math problem correctly. "

"It took a lot of effort to find a decent-sized, fully-furnished apartment within walking distance of the office.   He made a conscious effort to not appear affected by the stories in the paper."

"Teaching oneself to swim can be dangerous."

"to repaint a house; to repaint the ground of a picture"

"The certain success of the project was a relief to the team. "

"I devoted this afternoon to repainting my study, and nothing will get in my way."