be worthy

Example Sentences

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His rants would be worthy of a “Saturday Night Live” skit if they weren’t so dangerous.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Will that be worthy description as a third phase of his leadership?

From BBC • Oct. 10, 2025

The party settled instead for long-term investments in semiconductor manufacturing and green tech; those may be worthy initiatives, but polls showed that voters never ended up hearing about them.

From Slate • Jul. 10, 2025

It is simple, but it is touching; touching that he trusts us, touching that the audience wants to be worthy of the trust he has extended.

From Salon • May 13, 2025

Only then will we be worthy to call ourselves Khmer.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung