Examples of well-earned in a Sentence
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And while Janet’s spotlight is well-earned, the night will also be a celebration of the current music landscape.
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Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 13 May 2025
Leading the Charge Germany’s position as a global climate leader is well-earned.
—Marianne Lehnis, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
His contract extension and hefty pay raise were well-earned.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2025
But at Cascada Thermal Springs + Hotel in Portland’s Alberta Arts District—a neighborhood filled with independent boutiques, restaurants, and galleries—that moniker feels well-earned.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
This year, on April 20, 2025, many corporations will be shutting down to give their employees some well-earned, paid time off with family and friends.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2025
But at Cascada Thermal Springs + Hotel in Portland, Oregon’s Alberta Arts District, that moniker feels well-earned.
—John Wogan, Travel + Leisure, 25 Mar. 2025
And that popularity is well-earned — with high stakes, sweeping character arcs and simmering romantic tension, dark romance pulls no punches in the exploration of trauma, redemption, morality, justice and the nature of love.
—Brynne Weaver, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
As the six begin chatting, the love is palpable, the laughs are well-earned, and the up-all-night, swing-hard, fail-big pressure of sketch comedy before a live studio audience — and millions of screens—is recognized as only a very rare group of people can.
—Jason Sheeler, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025
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Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 13 May 2025
Leading the Charge Germany’s position as a global climate leader is well-earned.
—Marianne Lehnis, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
His contract extension and hefty pay raise were well-earned.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2025
But at Cascada Thermal Springs + Hotel in Portland’s Alberta Arts District—a neighborhood filled with independent boutiques, restaurants, and galleries—that moniker feels well-earned.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
This year, on April 20, 2025, many corporations will be shutting down to give their employees some well-earned, paid time off with family and friends.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2025
But at Cascada Thermal Springs + Hotel in Portland, Oregon’s Alberta Arts District, that moniker feels well-earned.
—John Wogan, Travel + Leisure, 25 Mar. 2025
And that popularity is well-earned — with high stakes, sweeping character arcs and simmering romantic tension, dark romance pulls no punches in the exploration of trauma, redemption, morality, justice and the nature of love.
—Brynne Weaver, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
As the six begin chatting, the love is palpable, the laughs are well-earned, and the up-all-night, swing-hard, fail-big pressure of sketch comedy before a live studio audience — and millions of screens—is recognized as only a very rare group of people can.
—Jason Sheeler, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Well-earned.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/well-earned. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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