merit
noun
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
had merited
-
past perfectof merit.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
His language skills had merited him a commission as a special interpreter to General John J. Pershing; he would soon leave for France.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 10, 2018
Although Clinton considered several candidates for running mate, Kaine was the only one who had merited a second interview.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2016
He had merited the warm welcome; his iconic career stretches back two-thirds of a century.
From Time ● May 24, 2013
Their initial urgency had merited reward, even if the penalty earned for Pablo Zabaleta's tug down on John Arne Riise felt soft.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 29, 2012
The sovereign naturally became jealous of that power which had advanced him to the throne; and the subject was not easily satisfied in the returns which he thought so great a favor had merited.
From The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part B. From Henry III. to Richard III. by David Hume
