Example Sentences

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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

Remaining, without intermission, in the service of his country, he had passed through a succession of high offices, and, in all of them, had merited the approbation of his fellow citizens.

From The Life of George Washington, Vol. 4 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States by Marshall, John