deserving

Example Sentences

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But deserving more attention is how he has enriched the country by building a remarkable company.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Perhaps, though, you think SpaceX is deserving of a stratospheric valuation.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Another former winner, ‘The Testaments’ ’ Ann Dowd, is also deserving, as is ‘Pluribus’ sidekick Karolina Wydra.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

"I want people to know, no matter what, you are deserving of life, you are loved and you should stay."

From BBC • May 13, 2026

For an hour or two every Thursday, when Jalil came to see her, all smiles and gifts and endearments, Mariam felt deserving of all the beauty and bounty that life had to give.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini