deservingly
- a word derived from deserving.
Example Sentences
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Nathan Alexander was front and center. and deservingly so.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2022
Golden Gardens is deservingly popular, but it can be overwhelming — take in the view then get going.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 14, 2021
As Lynskey puts it, “To quote Orwell was to assume, deservingly or not, some of his moral prestige.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 13, 2021
Gigi deservingly wins, for a look that would’ve made Leonardo DiCaprio spill his champagne goblet in The Great Gatsby.
From The Guardian ● May 17, 2020
HEREIN— Lies the strength and worth of this unusual book, well and deservingly named: A History of the American Negro in the Great World War.
