deserve
Example Sentences
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"In the end Girona deserved it, they had a lot of chances, we defended very badly," admitted Flick.
From Barron's
"Everyone deserves to live without fear, and those who attempt to control communities through threats or violence will face the full weight of the law," she said.
From BBC
Judge Richard Leon issued his legal takedown late last week, and it deserves more attention as a defense of free speech.
His success in liberating deserving people who would otherwise be rotting away in prison—even if he was motivated only by vanity—suggests he may very well deserve the Nobel.
Campaign group Stonewall, which had been lobbying for the change to the law, described it as a "powerful message" that showed people "deserve equal access to justice".
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
