deserved

Example Sentences

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I think we can all, as actors, relate to not getting something you are sure you deserved.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

They were children with families; they lived, they hoped, and they deserved care.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

Tudor was considered fortunate in many eyes to survive that, although a deserved draw at Liverpool and that second leg win against Atletico offered hope until the capitulation against Forest.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

“To lose your ring after seven days of being married is quite a shock,” says Beukman, who manfully admits he deserved the “I told you so” he received from his wife.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Neither had the chance at achievement that she deserved.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein