How to Use deserved in a Sentence

deserved

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  • Finally, cap off the day with some much-deserved shut-eye at Rock Crest Lodge & Cabins.
    — Scott Bay, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2020
  • The city’s bad rap, despite a good mayor, feels wholly deserved to some, tragically petty to others.
    — chicagotribune.com, 7 Sep. 2020
  • Anker has a deserved reputation for making tough and reliable charging cords.
    — Popular Science, 31 Aug. 2020
  • As for the outgoing Upperman, Cooney said he’ll be missed, but his retirement is well deserved.
    — John Benson, cleveland, 27 Aug. 2020
  • Kendricks' first-team All-Pro selection last season brought deserved recognition.
    — Star Tribune, 10 Oct. 2020
  • By the time morning rolls around, he is exhausted from his travels and late-night TV appearance and more than ready for some well-deserved rest.
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2020
  • But that's more where that came from, literally: Harley Quinn has also been renewed for a much-deserved season 3!
    — Christian Holub, EW.com, 18 Sep. 2020
  • Since Ginsburg’s passing from pancreatic cancer on Sept. 18, a stream of much-deserved tributes has poured in.
    — Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2020
  • That nom would've made a most deserved win, in 1975 for A Woman Under the Influence.
    — Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Plus, anyone who's watched her at the VMAs throughout the 2010s knows that the recognition of her one-of-a-kind style is well deserved.
    — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 31 Aug. 2020
  • The whole thing feels like it’s a weird ancient ritual like half deserved and half random and half, how good was the food at your [For Your Consideration] event.
    — Tomás Mier, PEOPLE.com, 20 Sep. 2020
  • With this powerful, complex work, Bhatt should be launched into a wider readership that is fully deserved, and the literary world should rejoice in discovering a bright new star.
    — Dallas News, 8 Sep. 2020
  • Second, the publication of private conversations in a book that will receive richly deserved attention and praise might make some readers (read: me) feel uncomfortable.
    — Michael Kleber-Diggs Special To The Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 4 Sep. 2020
  • Valley Fish and Cheese is the town’s well-deserved claim to fame.
    — Stacey Lastoe, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2021
  • Also, said Nolan, the use of Bernard gives Thomas a deserved break.
    — Dallas News, 14 Oct. 2020
  • This blockbuster win is a deserved one for Metro and Co.
    — Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 13 Dec. 2022
  • As the weather starts to slightly warm up, there’s heaps of time to give the arm cuff a much-deserved chance.
    — Frances Solá-Santiago, refinery29.com, 25 July 2022
  • And so in my opinion, very well deserved that fourth spot.
    — Karen Mizoguchi, PEOPLE.com, 21 July 2021
  • Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said the honor was well deserved.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Mar. 2021
  • No Tony is more deserved this year than the one that should be etched with Wheeldon’s name.
    — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2022
  • Este, Alana, Danielle Haim are in the middle of a well-deserved moment.
    — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 8 Dec. 2021
  • Waiting for the just and deserved Christian reward at the end of it all.
    — CBS News, 17 Mar. 2024
  • The intimate and slow-paced drums are the deserved cushion for Lily’s creamy voice.
    — Haben Kelati, Washington Post, 1 June 2023
  • After a well deserved rest, the cats will be back on Sunday.
    — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 26 June 2024
  • On the other, Odorizzi is having a run of deserved luck.
    — James Yasko, Chron, 13 May 2022
  • The third was special and, to him, deserved recognition.
    — Hannah Gaskill, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2023
  • With Elden Ring, every bit of the hype is well-deserved.
    — Brittany Vincent, BGR, 26 Feb. 2022
  • Paul Rudd showed a young fan some much-deserved kindness.
    — Chloe Melas, CNN, 8 July 2022
  • The recognition because of his play on the field is well deserved, but the text to his coach sums up what Mitchell is about.
    — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 12 Nov. 2022
  • The co-creator has done well by Nash in the past, setting her up for a thoroughly deserved Emmy win for the Dahmer thing.
    — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Sep. 2024

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