not deserving
Example Sentences
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"It relayed back to me 'I'm not deserving of this chance' and I think there's so many situations and scenarios that actually still exist, a lot of those things haven't changed."
From BBC • Oct. 12, 2024
These comparisons may be an important cause of imposter syndrome—the suspicion that one is not deserving of one’s achievements.
From Scientific American • May 15, 2023
“I’ve had to flat out lie to staff members who were rated low and were not deserving of it.”
From Seattle Times • Feb. 6, 2023
“Such a thing should never again happen to a sitting president, or anybody else who is not deserving of retribution!”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2023
Do not give me any share of your jealousy for Lachlan MacLachlan of that ilk—I'm not deserving the honour.
From John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn by Munro, Neil