How to Use deserved in a Sentence

deserved

adjective

• Well done, mate, well deserved.
  — Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
• This one is so well deserved — for all the hard work, sweat and toil.
  — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2020
• Our hearts are big and our identity as the world’s soul is well deserved.
  — Pat Lenhoff, chicagotribune.com, 21 June 2018
• For that, a major bravo—maybe even a slow clap—is well deserved.
  — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2019
• Payback that may seem deserved to some, while too preachy for others.
  — Shannon Carlin, refinery29.com, 22 Feb. 2021
• Rarely is there a vote-your-heart choice so obvious—and so deserved.
  — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2021
• Anyway, here’s what got the most deserved laughter this week in late night.
  — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 6 June 2025
• But those characters still get lucky — or even deserved — breaks.
  — Lauren Bans, Vulture, 5 Jan. 2026
• Because of them, this guy will serve a much deserved and lengthy sentence in state prison.
  — Logan Smith, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026
• Can’t say many aren’t deserved, but most pink slips are sewn with threads of impatience.
  — Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2022
• An honor that is clearly well deserved.
  — Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
• Her status as one of, if not the greatest player of all time is well deserved.
  — Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2022
• That's a lotta love for Seattle in one year—and well deserved.
  — Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2018
• And the renewal is well deserved, with the show’s whip-smart writing and a top cast.
  — Rich Heldenfels, Boston Herald, 8 June 2025
• No Tony is more deserved this year than the one that should be etched with Wheeldon’s name.
  — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2022
• The park by then had a deserved reputation as an open-air drug market.
  — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
• Waiting for the just and deserved Christian reward at the end of it all.
  — CBS News, 17 Mar. 2024
• This is a great and well deserved relief for Raoul and his wife Susan.
  — Lynnley Browning, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2014
• Also, said Nolan, the use of Bernard gives Thomas a deserved break.
  — Dallas News, 14 Oct. 2020
• The intimate and slow-paced drums are the deserved cushion for Lily’s creamy voice.
  — Haben Kelati, Washington Post, 1 June 2023
• May the Lord grant the deserved reward to those who have wished me well and will continue to pray for me.
  — Greta Cross, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
• His induction into the Hall of Fame in a few years will be so well deserved.
  — Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2021
• The youthful line-up paid off with a deserved 2-1 victory.
  — Phil Hay, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
• The result is a deserved cult film that promotes feminism and features some bona fide scares.
  — Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
• The recognition because of his play on the field is well deserved, but the text to his coach sums up what Mitchell is about.
  — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 12 Nov. 2022
• Surely the Emmys aren't going to break such a notable — and well-deserved — streak?
  — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 8 Sep. 2022
• The raves for Magic rookie Paolo Banchero have been loud and well deserved.
  — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Oct. 2022
• Anything less will keep the door wide open for the Pohlad family to be a lightning rod for criticism that is very much deserved.
  — Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 13 Apr. 2026
• That is definitely well deserved.
  — Langston Wertz Jr, Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2026
• Two families continue to carry burdens that neither asked for nor deserved.
  — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 23 June 2026