have deserved
- present perfect of deserve.
Example Sentences
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Gass said he doesn’t blame Black for distancing himself from the situation, telling the outlet, “I might have deserved it.”
From Salon ● Jan. 21, 2026
He declined to provide a comment to the BBC, beyond his hopes "that the forthcoming trial finally provides the answers the deceased's family have deserved for so long".
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2024
It’s easy to ridicule such a simplistic view of history, and to point out that the Spartans might not have deserved their reputation as invincible warriors.
From Slate ● Jan. 16, 2024
China may have deserved classification as a developing country three decades ago.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 29, 2023
Five years of martyrdom have deserved and will receive JUSTICE.
From England, Canada and the Great War by Desjardins, Louis-Georges
