- present tense form of deserve (3rd person singular).
deserves
Example Sentences
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“And then call you a ‘dirtbag’ deserves an apology.”
From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2026
“While there may be good reasons for exempting certain sellers from the bill’s provisions, such a carve-out deserves further discussion,” Newsom wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
Composer Pilotpriest, also known as Anthony Scott Burns, deserves recognition too for his hauntingly bleak soundtrack.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
Not because the film shows Palestinian suffering, which is real and deserves to be seen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
“He deserves better,” I shout, raging at the unfairness, the cruelty.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
