deserved
Example Sentences
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Alexander said everyone deserved to travel knowing their flight would not be disrupted by "bad behaviour from a small minority".
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
In a court filing that fall, Mason wrote on behalf of the district attorney’s office that Johnson deserved a new trial because his defense lawyer hadn’t contested the detective’s hearsay testimony.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
The world's second-ranked side spent a large chunk of the first half deep in England's 22, and an opportunistic kick found unmarked space for Du Plessis to dot down for a deserved try.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
In her address to the convention, Harris did describe the suffering in Gaza as “devastating” and said Palestinians deserved “dignity, security, freedom, and self-determination.”
From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2026
Convinced that the 13 women deserved more than a brief blitz of media attention, the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh decided to honor the Mercury 13 in 2007.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
