deservedly so

phrase

—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

Recent Examples on the Web

Pau Cubarsi received the Young Player award for the tournament, and deservedly so. — Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 20 July 2026

Bora Bora gets most of the attention, deservedly so. — Rachel King, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2026

Vaughn Hardenberg Westwood The Dodgers’ Andrew Friedman gets all the attention and accolades as being one of the smartest and most successful general managers in sports, and deservedly so. — Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2026

This 2002 Eddie Murphy vehicle features one of the lowest Rotten Tomatoes scores (currently 6%) of any major studio release ever — and deservedly so. — David Faris, TheWeek, 16 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for deservedly so

• archipelago
• duodecimo
• impresario
• pianissimo
• acknow
• aglow
• ago
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• altho
• although
• ammo