deserve

Example Sentences

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“If you have to go through such mental and verbal gymnastics to explain away what this man said, how does he deserve a day of remembrance?”

From Salon

In this worldview, the father deserves most of the credit, despite putting almost no effort into the production side of having babies.

From Salon

Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson gave Canada a deserved lead in the ninth minute only for Floran Douay to fire France level seconds later.

From Barron's

And former Blackburn and Newcastle striker Shearer added: "Delap recovered well from that start and has been instrumental in the win. He deserves a lot of credit for that."

From BBC

"Parliament members now need to make haste so that they can bring in skilled, honest and deserving candidates to the seats reserved for women in parliament."

From BBC