worthiness
Example Sentences
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“Tax time is when it’s revealed how the year went,” said Joyce Marter, a licensed psychotherapist in Cape Coral, Fla. “There can be issues of power and control, worthiness and resentment.”
From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026
Mockery over the apparent worthiness of her reaction, including kissing the ground after landing and saying she felt "so connected to love", spread online.
From BBC • May 3, 2025
One of them is that the British “Traitors” surfaces social class as its dominant subtext, whereas Cumming’s game shows American snobbery manifesting in fame, not skill, being a major determinant of worth and worthiness.
From Salon • Jan. 9, 2025
I think some of the residue of the work that I’m doing in therapy is worthiness and belonging.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2024
And maybe, just maybe, somewhere in Courage’s system there is something that falls into that category of worthiness.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
