Example Sentences

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Trump's visit will merit attention if he and Xi manage to "shelve the most sensitive issues" while establishing "rule-based tracks" on points of cooperation, Chen said.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

When the time comes, these words from Ms. Antonetta will merit consideration: “Programs of euthanasia and sterilization don’t just live in the past, terrible but finished. Their aftershocks are terrible and here.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025

Going forward, such plays will merit either a no-call or an offensive foul.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 21, 2021

Many will quibble with these rankings, but when Tiger’s masterpiece comes to fruition, nine more holes will merit serious consideration.

From Golf Digest • Feb. 3, 2020

Envy will merit as its shade pursue, But, like a shadow, proves the substance true.

From The Golden Censer The duties of to-day, the hopes of the future by McGovern, John