Examples of well-earned in a Sentence
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You are reminded of why he’s regularly spoken of with admiration and awe, and why his reputation as one of the most compelling, chameleonic performers to ever do it is well-earned.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2025
Horn’s ability to push through pain and adversity has been well-earned.
—Charlotte Observer, 18 Sep. 2025
Such markings are well-earned by Aronson.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2025
Either way, that hot-tub soak back at the lodge will feel well-earned.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
Ireland showed its longstanding, if well-earned, animus toward Britain by choosing to be neutral during the Second World War—despite the depravity of Nazism.
—Philip Metres
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
Now, comparisons to Fortnite are commonplace and well-earned.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Ross gets away with such a surfeit of sentiment precisely because of his naturally caustic inclinations; the jokes are sharp enough and the laughs are hard and plentiful enough that all of the schmaltz feels not just charming but well-earned.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2025
And while Janet’s spotlight is well-earned, the night will also be a celebration of the current music landscape.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 13 May 2025
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2025
Horn’s ability to push through pain and adversity has been well-earned.
—Charlotte Observer, 18 Sep. 2025
Such markings are well-earned by Aronson.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2025
Either way, that hot-tub soak back at the lodge will feel well-earned.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
Ireland showed its longstanding, if well-earned, animus toward Britain by choosing to be neutral during the Second World War—despite the depravity of Nazism.
—Philip Metres
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
Now, comparisons to Fortnite are commonplace and well-earned.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Ross gets away with such a surfeit of sentiment precisely because of his naturally caustic inclinations; the jokes are sharp enough and the laughs are hard and plentiful enough that all of the schmaltz feels not just charming but well-earned.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2025
And while Janet’s spotlight is well-earned, the night will also be a celebration of the current music landscape.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 13 May 2025
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“Well-earned.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/well-earned. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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