How to Use deserve in a Sentence

deserve

verb
  • Mothers deserve it all, which makes choosing the best gifts for mom a true feat.
    Harper's BAZAAR, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Even audiences who seek no more than a few dumb yoks deserve better than this dreary level of slop.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 16 Feb. 2023
  • He’s got an elite skill-set but will need to string together some good performances to deserve this high of a draft pick.
    Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Feb. 2023
  • West deserves cinephiles’ attention — and when given it, provides ample rewards.
    Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2024
  • The community deserves to know why such an effective leader was removed without cause or public input.
    Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2024
  • Residents of Colorado need, and deserve, real solutions to the issues that concern them.
    The Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Can’t decide which photogenic destinations deserve a place on the itinerary?
    Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Extra points —Quinten Joyner deserves a bigger role going forward.
    Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
  • Takei noted why the lives of older adults deserve more representation in today’s culture and entertainment.
    Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Employees deserve to understand the broader context of what's happening.
    Jessica Kriegel, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Fortunately, such balanced strategies are also being explored, and deserve much more attention.
    Divyansh Kaushik, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Transgender youth in Wyoming – and everywhere – deserve love and compassion, and to experience the lifesaving power of sports.
    C Mandler, CBS News, 20 Mar. 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

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