deserved

Example Sentences

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"They deserved to be ahead and it took a huge effort to get back in the game and ahead on the scoreboard."

From BBC

Jamie Court, president of Consumer Watchdog, said Clark deserved a tougher punishment, including being barred from practicing law in the state.

From Los Angeles Times

Markstrom was otherwise spectacular, making 38 saves — two with his helmeted head and deserved a better fate.

From Los Angeles Times

Football should have been revelling in a masterpiece last night - Vinicius scoring a goal so outrageous it deserved to dominate every headline.

From BBC

Her previous publishers had been either too overworked or unbothered to treat her and her work with the respect she felt she deserved.

From Los Angeles Times