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deserve

Definition for deserve

verb as in be entitled to

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Example Sentences

Tavakoli and the scores of other activists, bloggers, journalists and lawyers jailed in Iran deserve our unwavering support.

They deserve every penny and more: booking a four week tour is a huge job.

Women deserve to have meaningful roles in the shaping of the future of Afghanistan.

In no way, he said, did Brown deserve to die for what began as petty theft.

They were advised to “try showing a little class” and “[d]ress like you deserve respect, not a spot at a bar.”

If you throw away this chance, you will both richly deserve to be hanged, as I sincerely trust you will be.

As such it is now presented to the public for whatever meed of praise or censure it is found to deserve.

History gives them scant notice, and the Federal government has failed to reward them as they deserve.

Tell Lady Maude the candid truth, and take shame and blame to yourself, as you deserve.

There is one other department of children's art which clearly does deserve to be studied with some care—their drawing.

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On this page you'll find 26 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to deserve, such as: earn, gain, get, justify, merit, and warrant.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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