deserve
Example Sentences
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"We deserve better, and if that means going on strike, I'm ready."
From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026
"These students deserve confidence that their grades will reflect their mathematical ability rather than the unusual difficulty of a single examination paper," it continues.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
Years later, at the parade celebrating her team’s victory in the 2019 World Cup, Ms. Rapinoe took a big swig of Champagne, threw her arms wide and proclaimed, “I deserve this!”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
“The women deserve to play these iconic venues like the men have played for many, many years,” Rouillard said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
“I’m going to Sunridge. I worked hard to get in, and I deserve to do what I want to do for me, like I helped you do what you wanted to do, for you.”
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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