- present tense form of deserve (3rd person singular).
deserves
Example Sentences
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And so you get a power that’s much greater than your own, and you begin to look on other human beings with the type of awe and respect that their humanness deserves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Ian Wright says Gabriel Martinelli deserves "more respect" from Arsenal and questioned the way the club have handled the winger's potential exit.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
"And the amount of visitors coming from Japan every year to the Mauritshuis is so large. So we thought, if one country deserves the girl, it should be Japan," she said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Because everyone deserves to be loved for exactly who they are, even our stories.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
“He deserves better,” I shout, raging at the unfairness, the cruelty.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
