deserved; deserving
: to be worthy of : merit
deserves another chance
: to be worthy, fit, or suitable for some reward or requital
… have become recognized as they deserve.—
T. S. Eliot
T. S. Eliota worse punishment than he deserved
deserver
noun
Examples of deserve in a Sentence
the team really deserved that victory after the way they played
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Caught between the two is the mayor’s daughter Julia Cicero (Emmanuel) whose romance with Cesar tests her loyalty and compels her to redefine her beliefs about what humanity truly deserves.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2025
Along the way, the club’s ownership and front office has run into criticism - deserved, in my opinion - for not putting its best financial foot forward and attempting to transform a good team into a great one.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
This lumpy book, full of redundant stories and unnecessary detours that provide little illumination but plenty of needless bulk, lacks participation by the group’s members and is not the biography that this great and important band deserves.
—Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2025
Trump referred to himself as an anti-war president upon his return to the White House and even argued that his efforts to broker peace around the world deserved a Nobel Peace prize.
—Daniel Bush, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
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Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2025
Along the way, the club’s ownership and front office has run into criticism - deserved, in my opinion - for not putting its best financial foot forward and attempting to transform a good team into a great one.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
This lumpy book, full of redundant stories and unnecessary detours that provide little illumination but plenty of needless bulk, lacks participation by the group’s members and is not the biography that this great and important band deserves.
—Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2025
Trump referred to himself as an anti-war president upon his return to the White House and even argued that his efforts to broker peace around the world deserved a Nobel Peace prize.
—Daniel Bush, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for deserve
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“Deserve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deserve. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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