deserving

Example Sentences

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Wednesday is the last day politicians have to persuade the public that they are deserving of support.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

In Kentucky, lawmakers recently passed a bill classifying TV-viewing patterns as “sensitive data” deserving of broader legal protections and transparency measures.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

Finally, Barclays looks at IT hardware and communications equipment, with analysts led by Tim Long discussing whether AI-exposed names are deserving of higher current multiples.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

The solid, stolid, self-satisfied Edwardian England that had seemed so deserving of his lashes was itself now wounded, and something in Galsworthy shifted accordingly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Will I be deserving of all these honors I have been given?

From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai