deserve

Definition:
1. Be worthy or deserving.

Use 'deserve' in a sentence:

• 1. Two of the losers deserve special mention: Caroline Swaithes, of Kingston, and Maria Pons, of Valley Stream.
• 2. If you feel you deserve a significant raise in pay, you'll probably have to ask for it.
• 3. He deserves to be locked up for ever for what he did.
• 4. She has achieved a prominence she hardly deserves.
• 5. His children's books are classics that deserve to be much better known.
• 6. I'm talking about those who consistently believe they deserve special treatment and generous rewards.
• 7. His views may be unfashionable but he deserves a hearing.
• 8. Because of her "improvement" theory, I got a lower grade than I deserve.
• 9. You deserve the honor.
• 10. Let's say you feel like you're asking your boss for something very simple, something you deserve.
• 11. You don't deserve to have such true and loyal friends, Toad, you don't, really.
• 12. Government officials clearly deserve some of the blame as well.
• 13. Conchita did not deserve the vilification she had been subjected to.
• 14. The money saved could be used for more deserving causes.
• 15. One good turn deserves another.
• 16. These criminals deserve to be horse-whipped.
• 17. It gave me heart to see one thug get what he deserves.
• 18. It was hard to say why the man deserved such shabby treatment.
• 19. He's a player who rarely seems to get the credit he deserves.
• 20. They do deserve such indulgences.
• 21. In her day she never received the critical acclaim she deserved.
• 22. Some people may feel that their work is less valuable than others' and do not deserve acknowledgment.
• 23. Don't you get better treatment than you deserve?
• 24. The proposals deserve support as the needs of children should be given priority to.
• 25. You must be able to demonstrate that you deserve a raise.
• 26. I don't think I deserve to be made the scapegoat for a couple of bad results.
• 27. Let your children earn the grade they deserve.
• 28. The proposals deserve support as they give priority to the needs of children.
• 29. If you do wrong, you deserve severe punishment.
• 30. I shall treat that suggestion with the contempt it deserves.
• 31. "Corbiere didn't deserve this," she said enigmatically.
• 32. Don't waste your sympathy on him ─ he got what he deserved.
• 33. They deserve our praise and thanks.
• 34. You deserve a reward for being so helpful.
• 35. His exercise books were full of well deserved red ticks.
• 36. Those who seek to grab power through violence deserve punishment.
• 37. This family is one of the most deserving cases.
• 38. The whole team was on good form and deserved the win.
• 39. He said I must have done something bad to deserve it.
• 40. One of them said the two dead joy riders got what they deserved.
• 41. What have I done to deserve this?
• 42. This new comedy deserves a warm welcome.
• 43. They didn't deserve to win.
• 44. These proposals deserve careful study.
• 45. The players deserve a pat on the back.
• 46. He deserves a pat on the back for all his hard work.
• 47. He was so compassionate and thoughtful that it made me feel like I didn't deserve him.
• 48. It was a question which deserved serious consideration.
• 49. One player in particular deserves a mention.
• 50. Spain attacked more in the second half and deserved a goal.
• 51. These people deserve to make more than the minimum wage.
• 52. You deserve a rest after all that hard work.
• 53. The report deserves careful consideration.
• 54. Richard deserves special mention for all the help he gave us.