deserving

Example Sentences

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While the strategists say those sectors are deserving of higher values, tech is being overly punished despite strong growth rates.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

Are we still deserving of kindness when someone knows our darkest, most cruel impulses?

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

Also deserving of your time is Ignacio Gatica’s video about Sanhattan, the district in Santiago, Chile, that intentionally resembles Manhattan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Some of the categories are impossible to call - especially the hotly-contested best British artist, where Olivia Dean, Lola Young, Lily Allen, Dave, Sam Fender and PinkPantheress would all be deserving winners.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

“Is that all, my dear Henry? How could you suppose that my first thought would not fly towards those dear, dear friends whom I love and who are so deserving of my love?”

From "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley