not deserving

Example Sentences

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It was the stuff of a champion of rare quality - perhaps not deserving of such absurd financial rewards, but certainly worthy of of huge respect.

From BBC • Sep. 2, 2024

Otherwise, no matter who you date, you will unwittingly orient yourself toward being “good enough” to keep his attention, whether he’s good for you or not, of character or not, deserving or not.

From Washington Post • Feb. 19, 2023

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

“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

Unblamable, un-blā′ma-bl, adj. not deserving of blame: faultless.—adv.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various