earned

Example Sentences

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The 23-year-old, from Chester, earned a graduate job at a solicitors' firm after finishing university.

From BBC • Jul. 5, 2026

Turkish-made drones earned international acclaim after Ukraine used them to blow up columns of invading Russian military vehicles in 2022.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 4, 2026

Or can we light a sparkler and genuinely enjoy a rare moment of earned self-congratulation this weekend?

From Slate • Jul. 4, 2026

“Every team that’s in the knockout round has earned it and deserved it. So I’m going to go into it with the same mentality.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

One man working in the school’s business office had told me he’d give me five cents for every A that I earned.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson