worthy of
idiom
: good enough to have been written, said, done, or created by (someone, especially someone famous)
a symphony worthy of Mahler
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For a challenge to be deemed worthy of a yellow card, the action would’ve had to be considered reckless.
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Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2025
This is a monumental change and worthy of close attention.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
If the twins must walk the straight and narrow line, noting that being on their best behavior on and off the mat can only help show that the family is worthy of remaining in the States, then the line their father must toe is even thinner.
—Rob Oller, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
De La Cruz is the first homegrown player since Votto worthy of that kind of money.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
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Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2025
This is a monumental change and worthy of close attention.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
If the twins must walk the straight and narrow line, noting that being on their best behavior on and off the mat can only help show that the family is worthy of remaining in the States, then the line their father must toe is even thinner.
—Rob Oller, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
De La Cruz is the first homegrown player since Votto worthy of that kind of money.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for worthy of
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“Worthy of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worthy%20of. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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