deservedly
Americanadverb
adverb
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Origin of deservedly
Example Sentences
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“I mean, that soundtrack is deservedly very famous,” Jones said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2026
Thursday’s ticker-tape parade is deservedly about the Knicks and their fans, but it’s also about possibility.
From Salon • Jun. 17, 2026
Wales recycled well and it was Williams who deservedly crashed over under the posts to set up an easy conversion for Keira Bevan.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
Ms. Alexander, deservedly Oscar-nominated for the role, creates a grounded, subtle portrait of persevering motherhood, Carol’s husband never having returned from San Francisco and very likely dead.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
Never has any pesticide program been so thoroughly and deservedly damned by practically everyone except the beneficiaries of this “sales bonanza.”
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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