undeservedly
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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However, the elevation of Moses Itauma v Filip Hrgovic to a world title fight left this big-ticket event feeling rather undeservedly like a support act.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Two China hands are under a cloud, perhaps permanently and perhaps undeservedly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025
Fraenkel was an extraordinary man who is undeservedly forgotten today.
From Slate ● May 27, 2025
Sharks have undeservedly earned a bad reputation, striking fear in the hearts of many, who often describe oceans as "infested" with the creatures.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2024
Some years later I met Dorothy Richardson, author of "The Long Day," a very fine book which has been undeservedly forgotten.
From The Book of Life by Upton Sinclair
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