deserve
Example Sentences
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"A fantastic goal, a historic goal, a goal that nearly brought the whole stadium down - and I think it was very deserved for us," Mourinho said.
From BBC
"I thought we deserved to win," said Luis Enrique, who pointed out that Newcastle came from the bottom pot of seeds.
From Barron's
Mr. O’Brien has drawn a challenger in his re-election bid this year, and he deserves it.
Readers might well feel they deserve a warning too, for sane lovers of literature who read this book are likely to experience fury and even despair by the time they finish.
“Our Boo deserves better than those two clowns,” she says.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
