- present tense form of deserve (3rd person singular).
deserves
Example Sentences
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A Department of Health and Social Care spokesperson said "every woman going through this incredibly difficult situation deserves proper care, compassion and support".
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
That “golden cross” is not unlike a participation trophy, as it shows that bitcoin has put in enough time and effort that it deserves to say it’s now in a longer-term uptrend.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
This, in itself, deserves all the accolades in the world.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
“Merlot deserves its reputation because you can make bad wine cheaply from it,” Pickett told an interviewer in 2007.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
“We’ve been around for nineteen years! No one deserves to expand more than us!”
From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya
