deserving

Example Sentences

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A red-card escape in the Women's Champions League for Katie McCabe perhaps shows the kind of decision fans really see as deserving of a ban.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

“If there was anyone deserving of a green jacket it would probably be Rosey …” said Tyrrell Hatton, who finished in a four-way tie for third.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

While the strategists say those sectors are deserving of higher values, tech is being overly punished despite strong growth rates.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

The solid, stolid, self-satisfied Edwardian England that had seemed so deserving of his lashes was itself now wounded, and something in Galsworthy shifted accordingly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Just make sure that those you give it to are deserving of such a fine thing.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland