not deserving
Example Sentences
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"It relayed back to me 'I'm not deserving of this chance' and I think there's so many situations and scenarios that actually still exist, a lot of those things haven't changed."
From BBC • Oct. 12, 2024
“I’ve had to flat out lie to staff members who were rated low and were not deserving of it.”
From Seattle Times • Feb. 6, 2023
“Such a thing should never again happen to a sitting president, or anybody else who is not deserving of retribution!”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 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
On the contrary, I am very grateful to you for the sympathy you show me, and which I am not deserving, I fear.
From Problematic Characters A Novel by Spielhagen, Friedrich
