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well-earned

adjective

  1. fully deserved

    a well-earned rest

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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The eager chickens broke formation and pecked hungrily at their well-earned treat.

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That leaves you debt-free, which can bring a well-earned feeling of psychological safety.

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Bold decisions to not start Gilmour and Ben Gannon-Doak paid off as the Scots left Copenhagen with a well-earned point.

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Mr Csépe said he was allowed to have breaks "through well-earned rest times", with one hour of dancing earning him a ten minute break, which could be accumulated to allow him to sleep for an hour or two.

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First light beams through the curtains and doors we left open to the balcony and confirm our well-earned sleep is over.

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