- present tense form of deserve (3rd person singular).
deserves
Example Sentences
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While Jesus teaches forgiveness, she said, she deserves accountability too.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Nevertheless, a study published last month in the academic journal Nature Human Behaviour, “Why America’s Prisons Are Shrinking and Racial Gaps Are Closing,” deserves more attention.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Afterward, the innkeeper gave Lee the computer, telling her it deserves a second life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Yet it is the lack of goals Liverpool are conceding that really deserves highlighting.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
“But I wouldn’t trouble myself about it if I were you. Whatever happens, Jack will get what he deserves for this.”
From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio
