not deserving
Example Sentences
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"She was a 17-year-old child and she was not deserving of that," the judge added.
From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026
“Frankly, they’re not deserving of prosecution,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2025
Mimms said many working and older Black students feel they’re not deserving of an education, but she has combated that throughout her career by helping students feel confident and uplifted in their education.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 27, 2023
Women who experience mental disorders are more likely than men to show “self-stigma”—internalizing the idea that they are flawed and not deserving of evidence-based treatment.
From Scientific American • Jun. 17, 2022
Their big hearts had no room for any feeling other than of pity for the one who is not deserving of a particle of it.”
From The Launch Boys' Adventures in Northern Waters by Hughes, Burton Donnel
