deserved

Example Sentences

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“I think those people deserved to be celebrated.”

From The Wall Street Journal

"It was not our best performance. In the end I don't know if we deserved to win or not but it was very important."

From Barron's

Criticism can be levelled at Chelsea for a poor first half in which they were booed off, fully deserved to be two goals down, and raised further questions about the quality of their squad.

From BBC

Several other players leapt to her defence and agreed that they deserved more privacy.

From Barron's

"A fantastic goal, a historic goal, a goal that nearly brought the whole stadium down - and I think it was very deserved for us," Mourinho said.

From BBC