just reward
noun
: a deserved outcome or result
Winning the game was a just reward for the team's effort.
Her success is just reward for her hard work.
Examples of just reward in a Sentence
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News round-up Goals mean prizes and a new deal for Chris Wood at Nottingham Forest is just reward for the season of his life.
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Phil Hay, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
With good technical ability and an eye for a pass to progress the ball upfield, Fellows received his first England youth call-up for the under-21s squad in September, which was just reward for his performances under Carlos Corberan.
—Nancy Froston, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
The free agent outfielder hopes his next contract is a just reward.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
Other times, though, silver can be proof of internal precious metal, a just reward for an unflinching athlete not expected to ascend the podium because their journey was pocked by ceaseless obstacles.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2024
Many Israelis might even see his imprisonment as just reward for his failures as a war leader, never mind the seriousness of the actual corruption charges.
—Kenneth M. Pollack, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2023
Zen Moments After a workout in the gym (treadmills, ellipticals and free weights are a few things available), a trip to the Cloud 9 Spa is a just reward.
—Dwight Brown, Essence, 11 July 2023
The recognition is a just reward for a team that survived a miserable March and is playing its best baseball of the season.
—Joe Freeman, oregonlive, 8 May 2023
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Phil Hay, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
With good technical ability and an eye for a pass to progress the ball upfield, Fellows received his first England youth call-up for the under-21s squad in September, which was just reward for his performances under Carlos Corberan.
—Nancy Froston, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
The free agent outfielder hopes his next contract is a just reward.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
Other times, though, silver can be proof of internal precious metal, a just reward for an unflinching athlete not expected to ascend the podium because their journey was pocked by ceaseless obstacles.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2024
Many Israelis might even see his imprisonment as just reward for his failures as a war leader, never mind the seriousness of the actual corruption charges.
—Kenneth M. Pollack, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2023
Zen Moments After a workout in the gym (treadmills, ellipticals and free weights are a few things available), a trip to the Cloud 9 Spa is a just reward.
—Dwight Brown, Essence, 11 July 2023
The recognition is a just reward for a team that survived a miserable March and is playing its best baseball of the season.
—Joe Freeman, oregonlive, 8 May 2023
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“Just reward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/just%20reward. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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