How to Use deserving in a Sentence

deserving

1 of 2 noun

• This may be the one Pixar film most deserving of a reappraisal in ten years.
  — Tim Grierson, Vulture, 18 June 2021
• Why should your pain be any more deserving of our attention than anybody else’s?
  — Michael Ian Black, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2020
• The man was special, though, and deserving of every tribute that comes his way.
  — Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Dec. 2017
• Hilton has been vocal on social media about his thoughts on his teammate deserving to be paid.
  — Kelsey Conway, The Enquirer, 3 May 2022
• That, Spurs fans, would have been a disaster deserving of a full-scale panic.
  — Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News, 7 Apr. 2018
• God gave victory to the deserving, while defeat and death were the punishments for sin and lack of faith.
  — Robert Irwin, The New York Review of Books, 13 Feb. 2020
• Delicious dessert drink, and deserving of its own menu real estate.
  — Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 17 May 2023
• Spokeo is a fantastic reverse phone lookup service that is well-deserving of a spot on our best reverse phone lookup list.
  — Dallas News, 22 Sep. 2022
• Lizzo asked on Instagram, in a message deserving of its caps-lock tone.
  — Sydney Clarke, refinery29.com, 29 Oct. 2020
• Washington is solid and likely deserving of a spot in the playoffs.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 20 Dec. 2022
• Often playing second fiddle to apples, pears are a fall fruit deserving of the spotlight in their own right.
  — Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2022
• Needless to say, the designer has achieved a lot in the past 50 years, and is well-deserving of a new chapter.
  — Sara Radin, refinery29.com, 23 Jan. 2020
• But from my perspective, Whelan is no less deserving of freedom than Griner.
  — Amanda Knox, Time, 13 Dec. 2022
• That's certainly the case with this eye-catching charger, wrapped in Belgian linen and deserving of a top spot atop your desk.
  — Christian Gollayan, Men's Health, 12 Nov. 2022
• For more than four decades, Americans had viewed scientists as deserving of respect.
  — Daniel Engber, Slate Magazine, 6 Feb. 2017
• Any mayor who could bring its quality of living to the same lofty level would forge a legacy deserving of higher office.
  — Mark Z. Barabak, latimes.com, 21 Dec. 2017
• All respect to Clapton, who has a handful of songs in his career deserving of Song of the Year.
  — cleveland.com, 23 Jan. 2018
• Black women have little recourse when doctors refuse to judge them as authorities on their own bodies, or fail to see them as deserving of care.
  — Nora Caplan-Bricker, The New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2020
• Carr finally looked like a quarterback deserving of a monster contract against the Chiefs.
  — Steven Ruiz, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2017
• Bagley is a talent deserving of his own plaudits and comes with a more projectable ceiling due to his explosiveness and ability to play above the rim.
  — Jeremy Woo, SI.com, 14 Feb. 2018
• Both of Lindsay’s touchdowns were 1-yard rushes with his second score deserving of a detailed breakdown.
  — Kyle Fredrickson, The Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2019
• Reinforced the universal truth that each person is made in the image of an all good and loving God and deserving of respect and love.
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 26 May 2022
• Then there is the debate over whether an intangible work—lines of code, essentially—is really art, and deserving of the hype.
  — Leena Kim, Town & Country, 25 Mar. 2021
• But was the performance deserving of the opportunity to start?
  — Mark Inabinett | [email protected], al, 8 Dec. 2020
• Councilor Juanita Woody says Camp Hill has many people from the past and present deserving of such an honor.
  — Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 June 2023
• The idea of saying music is better or worse or deserving of accolades doesn’t make sense to me, because most people would say my taste in music is terrible.
  — Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 14 Dec. 2022
• The Massachusetts bill signing had all the pomp deserving of a major piece of legislation.
  — Joshua Miller, BostonGlobe.com, 28 June 2018
• The Eagles had in mind city-dwelling male breadwinners and excluded household and domestic work from their vision of who was among the deserving.
  — Trevor Jackson, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
• Byrne would make for a very much deserving—if somewhat predictable—winner and is surely the one to beat once the ceremony rolls around on April 25.
  — Liam Hess, Vogue, 17 Mar. 2021
• The recipient of that good fortune was Country House, who was 65-to-1 and very much deserving of those odds.
  — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 8 May 2022

deserving

2 of 2 adjective

• He's a very deserving young man.
• The church provides aid to deserving families.
• That was claimed fair and square, by the more deserving team.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 6 July 2022
• There are questions about which of the three teams is most deserving of the top spot.
  — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
• The prize shouldn’t be something on his mind, deserving or not.
  — Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 22 Jan. 2026
• There are just too many deserving people.
  — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 8 May 2026
• Towns is deserving of a spot, and could very well be selected.
  — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 27 Jan. 2024
• Johnson sees each of them as deserving based on their merit, not their race.
  — Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 22 Feb. 2026
• And then, quickly give out some awards to some very deserving people.
  — Michael Schneider, Variety, 17 Sep. 2021
• Mangan may be even more deserving.
  — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 1 May 2026
• Haiti go home deserving of flowers.
  — Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 26 June 2026
• But in my eyes, the most deserving bubble team is clearly the one that hasn’t lost a game (yet).
  — Brendan Marks, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
• The show is rightfully deserving of the hype.
  — Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
• The show is rightfully deserving of the hype.
  — Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2025
• All three have been long deserving of induction in the Hall.
  — Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 28 Jan. 2026
• Perhaps the chair has some thoughts on why the woman thinks her purse is more deserving than yourself.
  — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026
• And what many consider the most deserving film doesn’t always make the cut.
  — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 3 Nov. 2022
• Were there any deserving candidates that were missed?
  — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 23 June 2026
• To wit, when the pool is small, incredibly deserving teams get left out.
  — Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 13 Dec. 2025
• Which player is most deserving of a spot in the Ring of Honor?
  — Dallas News, 12 July 2022
• His resume is one of a deserving option to start at the position.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2025
• To be clear, Gilgeous-Alexander is quite deserving.
  — Chris Branch, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
• Is a deserving person going to win this money?
  — Shaan Merchant, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2026
• Njoku has yet to make the Pro Bowl, but played at a deserving level this season.
  — cleveland, 21 Dec. 2022
• Although Nas may not see himself on that stage, many would argue that few are more deserving.
  — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 16 Oct. 2025
• The postgame celebration was deserving of the big stage.
  — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 10 Feb. 2026
• Somebody much more deserving, who knows how to properly set an alarm clock and make it to a 6 am tour, turned the key.
  — Andy Wang, Robb Report, 18 Aug. 2022
• Some are more important than others, and therefore more deserving of praise.
  — Wayne Parker, Parents, 8 Mar. 2026
• Both belts are given out each game to the most deserving pitcher and position player.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 4 Apr. 2021
• Many are daunting, and perhaps more deserving of the city’s assistance.
  — Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2025