deserve

[dɪˈzɜːrv]

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.