deserve
Example Sentences
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They can say, “If this fund is legal, I deserve my payout.”
From Slate • May 22, 2026
"There's not representation in the media, there's not representation in higher education. There are lots of places where we don't have the representation we deserve," the actor added.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
"We hope people bear them in mind because it's the absolute least they deserve."
From BBC • May 22, 2026
The survivors do not get a happily-ever-after ending, even when they deserve one.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
“You don’t deserve to even utter her name,” Nansi seethes at Autumn.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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