unmerited

Example Sentences

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The miracle of freedom, he writes, is “an unmerited gift, a hard-won achievement, and a condition in need of defense.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

Mercy, it says, “is the act of withholding deserved punishment, while grace is the act of endowing unmerited favor.”

From Salon • Dec. 18, 2024

"It has also led to the unmerited targeting of me, personally, by certain participants and pundits," he added.

From BBC • May 3, 2024

Other asset managers argue the accusations of opportunistic price hikes are unmerited.

From Reuters • Jul. 12, 2023

And history has proven over and over again that unmerited suffering is redemptive.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry