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.
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Crypto companies were highly criticized, and in some instances deservedly so, but what about the failures on financial technology firms providing traditional products?
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Gene A. Grant Ii, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
And then of course, there’s A Woman Under the Influence, which, of all the films the two made together, is the one Rowlands is most remembered for, and deservedly so.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Aug. 2024
And deservedly so: With so much going on under Shin-ae’s surface, the audience relies on Do-Yeon’s shifting mien to show us that even in the wake of unbearable tragedy, a range of feeling and human experience endures.
—Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2024
Yes, in the Fales Library archive, there is a good deal of unpublished material, most of it deservedly so.
—Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
Part Two is still raking in the moolah at the box office, and deservedly so.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 5 Apr. 2024
The Niners were lucky to win both games and lost both ATS, deservedly so, mostly because their vaunted D was on its heels, allowing almost a full yard more per play than in the regular season.
—Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2024
Not only are three teams battling for that place, but underdogs Bologna FC are the ones currently occupying it — and deservedly so.
—Daniele Proch, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
And deservedly so: The 59-foot heave Strus hit to give the Cleveland Cavaliers a 121-119 win against the Dallas Mavericks is the longest game-winner in the NBA’s shot clock era.
—Chris Manning, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
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Gene A. Grant Ii, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
And then of course, there’s A Woman Under the Influence, which, of all the films the two made together, is the one Rowlands is most remembered for, and deservedly so.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Aug. 2024
And deservedly so: With so much going on under Shin-ae’s surface, the audience relies on Do-Yeon’s shifting mien to show us that even in the wake of unbearable tragedy, a range of feeling and human experience endures.
—Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2024
Yes, in the Fales Library archive, there is a good deal of unpublished material, most of it deservedly so.
—Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
Part Two is still raking in the moolah at the box office, and deservedly so.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 5 Apr. 2024
The Niners were lucky to win both games and lost both ATS, deservedly so, mostly because their vaunted D was on its heels, allowing almost a full yard more per play than in the regular season.
—Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2024
Not only are three teams battling for that place, but underdogs Bologna FC are the ones currently occupying it — and deservedly so.
—Daniele Proch, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
And deservedly so: The 59-foot heave Strus hit to give the Cleveland Cavaliers a 121-119 win against the Dallas Mavericks is the longest game-winner in the NBA’s shot clock era.
—Chris Manning, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
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