just deserts

Example Sentences

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“We found that individuals who strongly agreed with government restrictions on individual behavior during public emergencies were more likely to believe in just deserts.”

From Washington Times

What can you say about people getting their just deserts?

From Salon

The parliamentary leaders of the three main pro-Kremlin parties spoke at the service, hailing Dugina as a patriot and promising that those who had ordered and carried out her murder would get their just deserts.

From Reuters

There will be England fans who feel it is an overdue serving of just deserts.

From BBC

So in confronting the question of just deserts — what does someone deserve who has taken another life?

From Washington Post