deserve
verb (used with object)
to merit, be qualified for, or have a claim to (reward, assistance, punishment, etc.) because of actions, qualities, or situation.
has deserved
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present perfectof deserve (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Ann Meyers Drysdale, the first woman to work an NBA game for one of the broadcast networks in 1997 for NBC, said Burke has deserved this opportunity.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 6, 2024
Seeing a brown girl be the hot one that the guys want and showing that she has deserved to be loved.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2023
Gakpo scored Liverpool's third with a delicate flourish after brilliant work by Salah, before he was joined on the scoresheet by Nunez, who is now getting the goals his industry has deserved.
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2023
It should be a year to right some of the wrongs of the past iterations of the tournament and to put the women’s game on the equal footing it has deserved for a long time.
From The Verge ● Mar. 25, 2022
The important thing is not that 'La Morte' has commanded so much success, but that it has deserved it.
From Pepita Ximenez by Juan Valera
