deservedly so
idiom
—used to say that someone or something should have been treated a certain way
He has been accused of being selfish, and deservedly so.
Examples of deservedly so in a Sentence
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The rubber meets the road when Polly receives a mysterious box from a bewitching, raspy old woman (Kathryn Hunter, the current go-to for that type of thing — and deservedly so).
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J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
Mulvaney avoids calling out enemies and presents herself as the passive subject of many events in her life — often deservedly so, in something like Beergate — but with a cumulative optimism that keeps her own psychology in reserve.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2025
Coming into the series, the Padres bullpen was getting the headlines — and deservedly so.
—Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Perez now stands alongside the greatest catchers in the game — and deservedly so, given his illustrious career.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 13 Sep. 2025
Tonight, the singer will be honored with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the 2025 VMAs, and deservedly so.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
A lot of attention will be paid to Wilson, and deservedly so, after registering 101 catches for 1,104 yards and seven touchdowns last year.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2025
Trump's call for the grand jury records to be unsealed may lead to the destruction of a few more reputations—and perhaps deservedly so.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
Colón-Zayas won an Emmy for her performance last year, and deservedly so.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2025
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J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
Mulvaney avoids calling out enemies and presents herself as the passive subject of many events in her life — often deservedly so, in something like Beergate — but with a cumulative optimism that keeps her own psychology in reserve.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2025
Coming into the series, the Padres bullpen was getting the headlines — and deservedly so.
—Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Perez now stands alongside the greatest catchers in the game — and deservedly so, given his illustrious career.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 13 Sep. 2025
Tonight, the singer will be honored with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the 2025 VMAs, and deservedly so.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
A lot of attention will be paid to Wilson, and deservedly so, after registering 101 catches for 1,104 yards and seven touchdowns last year.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2025
Trump's call for the grand jury records to be unsealed may lead to the destruction of a few more reputations—and perhaps deservedly so.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
Colón-Zayas won an Emmy for her performance last year, and deservedly so.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2025
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“Deservedly so.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deservedly%20so. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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