well-deserved

Example Sentences

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“It was awesome, everybody was there in the lobby when we found out ... it’s well-deserved,” Maiava said.

From Los Angeles Times

"She's a real favourite with the team, so this feels like a well-deserved early Christmas gift for her and the rest of the parrots."

From BBC

Despite his own verdict, both mediums would bring him lasting, well-deserved, renown.

From The Wall Street Journal

Claire’s disappointment that they’ve all forgotten to enter her in the Holiday Mom contest is one thing; she can get over it with a little well-deserved moping, and Pfeiffer is wonderful when she straddles the line between her character’s sadness and a mother’s eternal love for her kids.

From Salon

In Lady Constance’s mind, those hard-to-get tickets to Pirates on Holiday were a well-deserved payment for her own kindness and charitable spirit.

From Literature