deserved
Americanadjective
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Example Sentences
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If ever there was a band that deserved this celebratory victory lap, it is the Whigs.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
Trump showed Xi videos of his granddaughter singing in Mandarin and reciting classical Chinese poetry, to which Xi responded that the girl deserved an "A+".
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
"There seems to have been an unwritten convention that if victims meekly surrendered their valuables, they deserved at least a small favor," he says.
From Science Daily • May 7, 2026
But news of Leigh Halfpenny's retirement at the end of this season has attracted widespread, and deserved, attention and acclaim.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
“That’s not the point. They thought you deserved some kind of a treat.”
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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