deserving

Example Sentences

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While the strategists say those sectors are deserving of higher values, tech is being overly punished despite strong growth rates.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

The solid, stolid, self-satisfied Edwardian England that had seemed so deserving of his lashes was itself now wounded, and something in Galsworthy shifted accordingly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Are we still deserving of kindness when someone knows our darkest, most cruel impulses?

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

Some of the categories are impossible to call - especially the hotly-contested best British artist, where Olivia Dean, Lola Young, Lily Allen, Dave, Sam Fender and PinkPantheress would all be deserving winners.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

“Our own code of conduct. I prefer to see each person I glean as an individual deserving of an end that is unique.”

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman