Example Sentences

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I wanted to push him away because I didn't think I was deserving of love, but he did not judge me.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2024

He was deserving of leading roles on par with those Oldman has played.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2023

Trigg got the start against Oregon State and caught three passes, enough to prove to coaches he was deserving of more.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2021

“She just loved everyone, and she loved without judgment and she believed everyone was deserving of God’s grace,” Chastain said in a recent interview.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 15, 2021

In the Senate of Louisiana during its last session, resolutions were adopted expressive of the opinion that the object of this Society was deserving the patronage of the general government.

From Thoughts on African Colonization by Garrison, William Lloyd