merits

Example Sentences

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Yet aside from his military prowess, manners and charity were two other merits that defined his noble lineage.

From Literature

The settlement movement’s contribution to successful assimilation and upward mobility merits the attention this book pays.

From The Wall Street Journal

“This deal was never going to be decided on the merits of the offer or rigid antitrust considerations,” said Gabriel Kahn, a professor at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.

From Los Angeles Times

In a statement Saturday, Centerview said it believed the lawsuit’s legal claims had no merits and that it had been confident it would prevail at trial.

From The Wall Street Journal

And software stocks, irrespective of their fundamental merits, are caught in a historic downdraft that might take months or longer to subside.

From Barron's