unmerited
Example Sentences
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The miracle of freedom, he writes, is “an unmerited gift, a hard-won achievement, and a condition in need of defense.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025
Mercy, it says, “is the act of withholding deserved punishment, while grace is the act of endowing unmerited favor.”
From Salon • Dec. 18, 2024
Other asset managers argue the accusations of opportunistic price hikes are unmerited.
From Reuters • Jul. 12, 2023
The Masts call the Afghan family’s claims “outrageous, unmerited attacks” on their integrity.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 19, 2022
And history has proven over and over again that unmerited suffering is redemptive.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.