How to Use deserve in a Sentence

deserve

verb
  • This wound of yours deserves to be healed once and for all.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Dec. 2024
  • And the public deserves to see the product of his work and that of his team.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
  • 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 that doesn’t mean this look doesn’t deserve its due.
    Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 13 Sep. 2022
  • But that doesn't mean that tired, dry and achy feet don't deserve some TLC.
    Dori Price, Good Housekeeping, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Both Dellinger and Abish agree the Shoshone deserve better.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2025
  • But aside from the cost, Denholm said Musk deserves to be paid for his work.
    Rachel Ventresca, Fortune, 7 June 2024
  • The problem is me and this young lady doesn’t deserve to be around it.
    Liza Lentini, SPIN, 15 Feb. 2023
  • As a player and a person, Diego deserves that and more.
    oregonlive, 12 July 2023
  • But like that’s what, that’s what people deserve to know.
    Laura Johnston, cleveland, 20 July 2022
  • Our children deserve the right to grow up out of the public eye, to learn and grow in private.
    David Oliver, USA TODAY, 1 May 2023
  • Hamadeh said Democrats don't deserve all the blame for the country's current woes.
    Tara Kavaler, The Arizona Republic, 6 July 2022
  • But everyone in the room deserves a place on your radar.
    Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 12 May 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
  • The Colts coach came to the conclusion that his quarterback did not deserve all of the blame.
    The Indianapolis Star, 12 Dec. 2022
  • 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
  • Mothers deserve it all, which makes choosing the best gifts for mom a true feat.
    Harper's BAZAAR, 22 Feb. 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
  • So does The Bear deserve to taste sweet victory once again?
    Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 19 Aug. 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
  • But at this time of year, with four teams chasing from the rear and the Wild playing with three irreplaceable players hurt, every point matters and the Wild once again probably deserved more.
    Michael Russo, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Five years later, the architects of the Covid Era’s lockdown insanity deserve only our contempt.
    Jeffrey Blehar, National Review, 13 Mar. 2025

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