well-earned
- fully deserveda well-earned rest
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Examples from the Web for well-earned
Contemporary Examples
Far beyond his well-earned lucre, this is the reason to applaud Radcliffe the most.
The moment was well-earned (The Newsroom should take note), and, true to form, was short lived.
I Watched ‘Psych’ For 8 Years and All I Got Was This Lackluster FinaleChancellor Agard
March 27, 2014
It was nevertheless evident that he was quietly enjoying a well-earned triumph.
‘Greetings From Tim Buckley’: Penn Badgley on Playing Late Musician Jeff BuckleyRichard Porton
April 30, 2013
Or maybe, like the Ian McEwan he professes to despise, get a lucrative and well-earned movie deal.
Tunku Varadarajan on a well-earned, if unmemorable, win—and the hope it brings for national unity back home.
Historical Examples
With this the editor had to be content, and was shortly on his way to his own well-earned rest.
Jennie Baxter, JournalistRobert Barr
I shall spend the day at Grenoble, and take a well-earned rest.
St. Martin's SummerRafael Sabatini
"As generous as brave," such is their well-earned title who were capable of such performance.
HellenicaXenophon
"Well, we'll have a well-earned rest," said Hil, turning in alongside her friend.
Australia RevengedBoomerang
I was not, however, the only one in the Mission who enjoyed a well-earned rest.
A Woman who went to AlaskaMay Kellogg Sullivan
Word Origin and History for well-earned
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper