How to Use deserve in a Sentence
deserve
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This wound of yours deserves to be healed once and for all.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Dec. 2024
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There's a man in prison who doesn't deserve to be there.
—CBS News, 7 May 2022
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And the public deserves to see the product of his work and that of his team.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
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Each man deserves to have his day in court, and both dispute the charges.
—Dallas Morning News, Twin Cities, 22 May 2024
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Your cold toes deserve the comfort of the best bath mats.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 4 Mar. 2024
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Of course, outside factors and the Fed don't deserve all the blame.
—David Goldman, CNN, 31 May 2022
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My kids, your kids, our kids deserve to feel safe at school.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 11 June 2022
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But that doesn’t mean this look doesn’t deserve its due.
—Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 13 Sep. 2022
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But that doesn't mean that tired, dry and achy feet don't deserve some TLC.
—Dori Price, Good Housekeeping, 14 Nov. 2022
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Both Dellinger and Abish agree the Shoshone deserve better.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2025
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But aside from the cost, Denholm said Musk deserves to be paid for his work.
—Rachel Ventresca, Fortune, 7 June 2024
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The problem is me and this young lady doesn’t deserve to be around it.
—Liza Lentini, SPIN, 15 Feb. 2023
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As a player and a person, Diego deserves that and more.
—oregonlive, 12 July 2023
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But like that’s what, that’s what people deserve to know.
—Laura Johnston, cleveland, 20 July 2022
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Our children deserve the right to grow up out of the public eye, to learn and grow in private.
—David Oliver, USA TODAY, 1 May 2023
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Hamadeh said Democrats don't deserve all the blame for the country's current woes.
—Tara Kavaler, The Arizona Republic, 6 July 2022
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But everyone in the room deserves a place on your radar.
—Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 12 May 2023
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If dogs and cats deserve good lives, why not cows, pigs, and chickens?
—Ben Goldfarb, The Atlantic, 18 Apr. 2024
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Finnegan deserves props too, for drawing the best out of Cage and McMahon.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
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Wicked Everyone deserves a chance to fly — and to see this movie!
—Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
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The folks who’ve made it onto this list deserve a big round of applause.
—Andrew Wallenstein, Variety, 19 Dec. 2023
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Have the Democrat Party leaders done enough to deserve 90+% of the Black vote?
—Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2024
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The seniors deserve the right to go and try to win every football game.
—Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 28 Aug. 2023
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The Colts coach came to the conclusion that his quarterback did not deserve all of the blame.
—The Indianapolis Star, 12 Dec. 2022
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Every single one of those artists on that list deserves to be in the Hall and that’s all that matters to me.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 3 May 2023
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Their smiles do not deserve to be hidden in an area that is next to a ticket booth.
—Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, 17 May 2022
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Mothers deserve it all, which makes choosing the best gifts for mom a true feat.
—Harper's BAZAAR, 22 Feb. 2023
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And the people performing that work deserve to have a voice.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Sep. 2023
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Still, Biskind’s book more than deserves its place on our list of the best Hollywood books.
—David Kipen, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
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Mother’s Day is approaching, and that means finding the right gift for the moms in our lives who deserve the world.
—Ali Faccenda, People.com, 1 May 2025
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