worthier

Example Sentences

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They almost certainly could have been put to work on worthier causes.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2025

Extensive development work is being conducted to give old clothes and textiles a worthier end.

From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2024

His recent release from an Iranian prison is worthier of celebration — and a greater boon to cinema — than anything or anyone in this year’s Oscar race.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2023

Through the miracle of technology, transhumanists believe that the human species must orchestrate its obsolescence so that some worthier, digitized human form might emerge, phoenix-like from its shadow.

From Slate • Jan. 26, 2023

Harry Potter’s well-wishers must hope that, next time, he bestows his heart upon a worthier candidate.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling