How to Use on merit in a Sentence

on merit

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• The focus is on merit, across the board.
  — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2026
• Steele’s squad should be in, strictly based on merit.
  — Brendan Marks, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
• These choices are supposed to be based on merit.
  — Missy Ryan, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2026
• Bergeron, who last year won the Selke for a record fifth time, deserves it again on merit alone.
  — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Apr. 2023
• Whoever wins the job should do so on merit, not because of their race or gender.
  — Mark Z. Barabak, The Mercury News, 12 June 2024
• Ivey said her state is confident the decision was based on merit.
  — Lee Roop | [email protected], al, 22 Feb. 2021
• Some have said scholarship support should be based on merit, not income status.
  — Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 15 Oct. 2025
• Each contract is carefully judged on merit but some exceptions are made.
  — James Pearce, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
• The boards of these institutions had said previously that it should all be done on merit.
  — Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2014
• Strangers may encounter your work without personal bias and assess it purely on merit.
  — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
• Pride because Qatar was there on merit, competing again on the biggest football stage.
  — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 30 June 2026
• Alas, raises are based on merit and not on your ability to woo global superstars with your hometown charm.
  — Eddie Mouradian, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
• Raimondo said the winners were chosen based on merit rather than politics.
  — Josh Boak, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2022
• To unwind the idea that success hinges on merit would mean rewriting a whole lot of high-school graduation speeches.
  — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2021
• Federal workers are back in the office and America will hire based on merit.
  — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
• Newton went through the same hiring process as all other applicants and hired based on merit, Measmer said.
  — Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 18 Mar. 2025
• Paul Rudd is director Kasey HomeGoods, who got the job on merit.
  — Alexis Pereira, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2021
• The ordinance also would require the city to hire and promote employees solely based on merit.
  — Jessica Boehm, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
• Every team’s place in the pyramid ultimately depends on merit.
  — Noah Robertson, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Apr. 2021
• There’s this notion that people were given opportunities that weren’t based on merit.
  — Gwendolyn Rak, IEEE Spectrum, 16 June 2025
• Trump has defended these efforts, saying hiring and other practices should be based purely on merit.
  — Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
• This remains the only national team that will have star NBA players miss the cut based on merit.
  — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 1 Mar. 2026
• Based on merit, Rodrigue should see NHL action this coming season.
  — Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 14 July 2024
• These are employees who are not tied to a particular presidency, who must be hired based on merit, and who do the day-to-day work of government.
  — Bridget C.e. Dooling, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2025
• Additional assignments will be handed out on merit — though even the best officials might not make the final if their national team does as well.
  — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2023
• In other words, where the application process was blind and candidates were judged on merit alone, diversity suffered.
  — Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2025
• After 11 matches, Sunderland are fourth on merit.
  — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
• Having the best technology enables companies to reach supply agreements on merit without having to give up stock.
  — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2026
• While some of those youngsters are there on merit, Howe would ideally prefer to have seasoned pros competing for starting positions.
  — Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
• As a result, an entire generation of South African supporters has never witnessed their team earn a place on merit.
  — Sindiswa Mabunda, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025