deserved

Example Sentences

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“They willfully participated in his scams. They deserved to lose every penny,” another user wrote.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 2, 2026

The gain was well deserved, according to DA Davidson analyst Gil Luria.

From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026

Iran clearly deserved a better fate after absorbing wave after wave of a withering Belgium attack without breaking.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2026

Phillips deserved this century for the way he bravely came through Archer's terrifying first-day spell.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026

A hope that Brickbane had been wrong, that Clare had not been a terrible, unloved animal who deserved a terrible fate.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman