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just deserts
noun as in virtue triumphing over vice
Example Sentences
It felt too easy or expected or, in some ways, also too just, in a way that didn't feel like the real world, for her to get her just deserts.
Trump may never have to wear an orange jumpsuit with the "DOC" stamp on the back, but I'm quite optimistic that he will finally get his just deserts, in one form or another.
"It is satisfying when someone so up themselves gets their just deserts."
“We found that individuals who strongly agreed with government restrictions on individual behavior during public emergencies were more likely to believe in just deserts.”
What can you say about people getting their just deserts?
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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