unmerited

Example Sentences

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The miracle of freedom, he writes, is “an unmerited gift, a hard-won achievement, and a condition in need of defense.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

Eyebrows were raised at a decision that felt somewhat unmerited and unnecessary.

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2024

One more day of unmerited grace in which we might enflesh in this world slightly more mercy than the suffering we cause.

From Salon • Aug. 27, 2023

Other asset managers argue the accusations of opportunistic price hikes are unmerited.

From Reuters • Jul. 12, 2023

And history has proven over and over again that unmerited suffering is redemptive.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry