deservedly so
idiom
—used to say that someone or something should have been treated a certain way
He has been accused of being selfish, and deservedly so.
Examples of deservedly so in a Sentence
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The starters played 179 of a possible 200 minutes — and deservedly so, according to Willard.
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Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 26 Jan. 2025
Gregory is obviously a huge star now and, and deservedly so.
—Steve Baltin, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Carolina’s offensive bounceback in the second half of the season made up for most of the Panthers’ airtime over the past couple months, and deservedly so.
—Derrik Klassen, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Tee Higgins will steal all the headlines, deservedly so, but consequential parts will be up for debate across the roster.
—Paul Dehner Jr., The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
Quantum computing is getting a lot of attention lately — deservedly so.
—Nishant Batra, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
There’s a lot of great new acts that have won the award, deservedly so.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 16 Dec. 2024
An example: Yadier Molina is almost certainly headed to the HOF, and deservedly so.
—Sahadev Sharma, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
Most of the headlines during the early stages of MLB’s ongoing free agency period have been devoted to slugger Juan Soto, and deservedly so.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 26 Jan. 2025
Gregory is obviously a huge star now and, and deservedly so.
—Steve Baltin, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Carolina’s offensive bounceback in the second half of the season made up for most of the Panthers’ airtime over the past couple months, and deservedly so.
—Derrik Klassen, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Tee Higgins will steal all the headlines, deservedly so, but consequential parts will be up for debate across the roster.
—Paul Dehner Jr., The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
Quantum computing is getting a lot of attention lately — deservedly so.
—Nishant Batra, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
There’s a lot of great new acts that have won the award, deservedly so.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 16 Dec. 2024
An example: Yadier Molina is almost certainly headed to the HOF, and deservedly so.
—Sahadev Sharma, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
Most of the headlines during the early stages of MLB’s ongoing free agency period have been devoted to slugger Juan Soto, and deservedly so.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Deservedly so.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deservedly%20so. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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