deserved
Example Sentences
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Prosecutors on Friday said he deserved heavy punishment.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
The report indicated there was still resistance to giving victims of serious crime the accountability and justice they deserved, she said.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
If the CIA operated indirectly, often several steps removed from the artists who produced imaginative work in which they believed, it’s unclear how much credit—or blame—the agency deserved.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
And it would probably be a lot easier to deal with all of that if your band had achieved the kind of commercial success you deserved and weren’t still touring in an Econoline van.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
Yet even with all her skill and experience, it was hard for Elizebeth to get the respect she deserved.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
