deserved

Example Sentences

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"Tebogo is a great athlete, I've looked up to him for a long time and he deserved the win," he said.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

American leaders usually take that moment of deserved honor and gratitude to pay homage to the dead and wax poetic about the values and the ideals for which they died.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

“He was really good — certainly deserved better,” Roberts said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

It was, in the most literal sense, an editorial board convened to decide what deserved to be believed.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Clara deserved to know who had hurt her, and why.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland