well-deserved

Example Sentences

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“Making him the co-coach was well-deserved and I think the kids responded,” Mowry said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Both providers have an excellent and well-deserved reputation on that front.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

"Hellerstein possesses a well-deserved reputation for seeking to do justice in every case and for being independent and fair-minded," said law professor Carl Tobias of the University of Richmond.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

That would be a blessing for the world, and it would give some well-deserved peace to the Middle East.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Libby won a well-deserved Nobel Prize in i960.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann