worthiness
Example Sentences
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“Tax time is when it’s revealed how the year went,” said Joyce Marter, a licensed psychotherapist in Cape Coral, Fla. “There can be issues of power and control, worthiness and resentment.”
From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026
Mockery over the apparent worthiness of her reaction, including kissing the ground after landing and saying she felt "so connected to love", spread online.
From BBC • May 3, 2025
The woman who’d spent her life angling for worthiness.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2025
One of them is that the British “Traitors” surfaces social class as its dominant subtext, whereas Cumming’s game shows American snobbery manifesting in fame, not skill, being a major determinant of worth and worthiness.
From Salon • Jan. 9, 2025
There was no way being a bucket boy would be enough to prove his worthiness to Father Olufemi and the warriorship.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.