How to Use deserve in a Sentence

deserve

verb
  • But everyone in the room deserves a place on your radar.
    Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 12 May 2023
  • So does The Bear deserve to taste sweet victory once again?
    Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 19 Aug. 2024
  • Every single one of those artists on that list deserves to be in the Hall and that’s all that matters to me.
    Paul Grein, Billboard, 3 May 2023
  • That’s why these Mars samples deserve to be returned to earth as soon as possible.
    Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024
  • Lonesome Dove Western Bistro deserves a spot on your restaurant bucket list.
    Tamara Gane, Chron, 12 May 2023
  • Perhaps the league concluded Hamby didn’t perform as well as expected in the role and thus didn’t deserve a new deal.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 19 Aug. 2024
  • Again, nice, but Will’s hardly the only one at Richmond who deserves an apology from Nate.
    Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2023
  • These comparisons may be an important cause of imposter syndrome—the suspicion that one is not deserving of one’s achievements.
    Shinobu Kitayama, Scientific American, 15 May 2023
  • First, the spoiler-free pitch for one editor’s midnight movie pick — something weird and wonderful from any age of film that deserves our memorializing.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Eight deserving seniors will be honored with awards highlighting academic achievements throughout their high school careers.
    Katia Parks, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2023
  • Partial immunity built up through vaccines and prior infections deserves credit for this relief.
    Arthur Allen | Kff Health News, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2024
  • Of all the important friendships that marked the long 18th century, one deserving more attention is that of Adam Smith and ...
    Samuel Gregg, National Review, 16 May 2023
  • Aside from Otto himself, Gies arguably deserves the most credit for bringing Anne’s diary to a global audience.
    Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 May 2023
  • Each man deserves to have his day in court, and both dispute the charges.
    Dallas Morning News, Twin Cities, 22 May 2024
  • Your cold toes deserve the comfort of the best bath mats.
    Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 4 Mar. 2024
  • But aside from the cost, Denholm said Musk deserves to be paid for his work.
    Rachel Ventresca, Fortune, 7 June 2024
  • As a player and a person, Diego deserves that and more.
    oregonlive, 12 July 2023
  • If dogs and cats deserve good lives, why not cows, pigs, and chickens?
    Ben Goldfarb, The Atlantic, 18 Apr. 2024
  • The folks who’ve made it onto this list deserve a big round of applause.
    Andrew Wallenstein, Variety, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Have the Democrat Party leaders done enough to deserve 90+% of the Black vote?
    Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2024
  • The seniors deserve the right to go and try to win every football game.
    Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 28 Aug. 2023
  • And the people performing that work deserve to have a voice.
    Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Still, Biskind’s book more than deserves its place on our list of the best Hollywood books.
    David Kipen, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
  • As the minutes tick by, Kane is forced to consider whether the town even deserves to be saved.
    Danny Horn, EW.com, 9 Apr. 2024
  • The past year+ had brought me more gifts than any one person ever deserves.
    Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 29 Oct. 2023
  • Here are the true stories that deserve spots on your watchlist.
    Eric Farwell and Chris Bellamy, EW.com, 17 Aug. 2024
  • No one deserves it more … for a lifetime of brilliant work.
    Clare Fisher, Peoplemag, 18 Dec. 2023
  • That man doesn’t deserve to have been the commander-in-chief for my son, my uncle.
    Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
  • Your kitchen counter deserves some newness, too, this Prime Day 2024!
    Porter Simmons, Vogue, 16 July 2024
  • Channel 4 chair Ian Cheshire said the bonuses were deserved.
    K.j. Yossman, Variety, 12 July 2023

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