just deserts
Example Sentences
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Kakkar has a later over-the-top turn as the elderly Alexander Iden, who gives Cade his just deserts despite her character’s conspicuous frailty.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2024
“Belief in just deserts was negatively associated with risk perception and positively associated with human rights restrictions,” the study reads.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 20, 2022
The diners all get their just deserts; Chef's taco course includes tortillas imprinted with each customer's sins.
From Salon ● Nov. 18, 2022
There will be England fans who feel it is an overdue serving of just deserts.
From BBC ● Nov. 19, 2021
Theology has changed, over the years: just deserts used to be what everyone could expect to get, in the end.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
