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

She might be drilling me in sums and vocabulary every week, but I made a point to teach her a few things—mostly about the worthiness of reading the daily newspapers and being an Informed Citizen.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan