be worthy

Example Sentences

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Are they not joyful or grounding enough to be worthy of enjoyment?

From Salon • May 17, 2026

Mr. da Silva’s aims may be worthy, but he misses the mark.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The party settled instead for long-term investments in semiconductor manufacturing and green tech; those may be worthy initiatives, but polls showed that voters never ended up hearing about them.

From Slate • Jul. 10, 2025

He said Mr Saunders "may be worthy of condemnation" but it was not evidence of an agreement to kill Mrs Atkinson-Lewis.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2025

I tried to answer in a way that would let him know that I would try to be worthy of what he was doing.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright