well-deserved
Example Sentences
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And the violence in this minigenre is usually off-camera or well-deserved.
When Govan returned to the stageto begin the well-deserved tributes to the artist and filmmaker of the hour, the game had been won, the effusive cheering had died down, and the phones had been respectfully put away.
From Los Angeles Times
Dobie also had a hand in Rowe's second-half try before collecting Van der Merwe's pass off the floor to sprint in for a well-deserved hat-trick.
From BBC
There’s a low-key atmosphere at resorts, the days are longer and warmer, and the sun shines more often, meaning less frostbite and more opportunities to celebrate alpine culture with a well-deserved après-ski libation on a sunny patio in late afternoon.
A well-deserved Oscar followed, along with a supporting role in Disney’s “American Born Chinese” adaptation, as the voice of a pangolin in “King Fu Panda 4” and as the MCU’s Ouroboros in “Loki.”
From Salon
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