deserved
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- deservedness noun
- half-deserved adjective
- half-deservedness noun
- undeserved adjective
- well-deserved adjective
Etymology
Origin of deserved
Example Sentences
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It took a long call with my sponsor to understand my misgivings were valid and that I deserved someone who would put in the work to regain my trust when they’d broken it.
From Los Angeles Times
They froze in the Arctic Circle on Tuesday - I was at that game for 5 Live and Bodo/Glimt thoroughly deserved their win.
From BBC
"I'm happy that we came back and the team played really good and I also think at the end we deserved the points," Barca coach Hansi Flick told reporters.
From Barron's
If one of them escaped, it deserved to be George.
From Literature
Gass said he doesn’t blame Black for distancing himself from the situation, telling the outlet, “I might have deserved it.”
From Salon
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