How To Use Deserve In A Sentence

There will always be debate about who deserves honours, all of it highly subjective.
Stated income loans only deserve the moniker "liar loans" because they were abused by banks and given to borrowers who lacked the income to qualify full doc. Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion
He says the insurance bond provides deserved protection for employees who put a lot into the company.
There has been a lot of teamwork and trust and that deserves to be rewarded by having new investment.
Success is neither a gift nor a blessing. Success is what you deserve. You work for and earn your success. Dr T.P.Chia

‘Behind the scenes there are still a number of points that deserve attention,’ the unidentified official said, according to the semi-official Central News Agency.
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You will soon find a guy who can give you the love you deserve. The Sun
Pride slays thanksgiving, but a humble mind is the soil out of which thanks naturally grow. A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves. Henry Ward Beecher
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Yet he occupies an important position in the history of 18th-century art and his reputation deserves to stand higher than it does.
I ejaculated mentally , " you deserve perpetual isolation from your species for your churlish inhospitality.
You deserve to have something very bad happen to you. The Sun
Man, these people are just too stupid to be trusted with appointments - and too timorous to deserve to a university position from which to dribble out the contents of their weak little minds.
Spain deserves it for the people and this team. The Sun
They fully deserve the hostile reception they receive. The Sun
It is an act of vandalism for which the party deserves censure. Times, Sunday Times
As possibly the sole surviving remnant of the Dragon empire it surely deserves some backing from the industry.
Your son certainly deserves a dad, who will be legally liable to support him. The Sun
The Lions deserve the sweet victory in light of their sustained investment in good players.
Haven't you argued that abler people deserve more? Homage to Catalonia, II, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
What did she ever do to deserve such degrading treatment?
The employer - he really deserves to be named - was told in the crudest language possible where to stick the job.
In the Best Supporting Actor category, Chris Cooper deservedly picked up the gold statuette for his barnstorming performance in Adaptation.
Why the thell is their an interfaith sefer, that is just gay. anyways, just my opinion. notice how i’m not saying anyone deserves to die. Yet another interfaith Seder… | Jewschool
Once well-deserved celebrations waned, the daunting task of finding a space loomed large.
The cinematic look of the film deserves commendation alone and the director is a talent to look out for.
I don't deserve this and I am too mature to play silly emotional games.
What lawns deserve is grey water, that basinful of (cooled) soapy washing-up water, the sluiced out teapot, the diverted bathwater. Times, Sunday Times
His work deserves careful reading by New Testament scholars, church historians, and liturgiologists interested in the history of early Christian cult.
It has deservedly won the best picture Golden Globe and will no doubt inspire a new generation to read Virginia Woolf.
Love Israel/Palestine or leave it, like Simone Bitton's politics or not, the film RACHEL deserves to be seen and Cindy Corrie deserves to be heard because, if nothing else, Rachel was an exceptional "girl-next-door. Undefined
Why do they think they deserve the title mistress? Staar: Whose Transgressions Are Worse, Tiger's or the Women?
Their demand for pensions deserves, said the national paper, ‘this week's, perhaps this year's, award for barefaced cheek’.
But if lawyers and solicitors wish themselves to be identified as men of noble standing and exemplariness then they deserve the kind of reverence they will yield from the public should they decide to embrace Karpal Singh's call to sieve out bad hats. Malaysiakini :: News
Playing the game fairly means not bending the rules because you feel sorry for someone or cheating because you think your opponent doesn't deserve to win.
The cult following these films now carry is spectacular and deserved.
He is a pleasure to watch and deserves any praise he gets. Times, Sunday Times
A willful fault has no excuse and deserves no pardon.
Paula, ever the softy, decided that Elizabeth deserved a chance.
I am a member of that committee, and I am sure that we will give the bill the attention it deserves.
But, this notion of Matter seems too extravagant to deserve a confutation. A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge, by George Berkeley
Deservedly proud of his fine record with Ireland and first years at SunderlandClogger or tiki-taka? Wolverhampton Wanderers Premier League 2011-12 team guide
Those who attack health care workers deserve nothing less than lengthy jail sentences.
Given his appalling record, he deserved serious punishment. The Sun
We deserved to win the Senior Cup last season and lost it and now things have evened up.
At last she managed to have a well-deserved rest.
The treatments were top notch, but the food also deserves an honourable mention. Times, Sunday Times
Even if these accounts are false or mistaken, surely they deserve some mention?
Poor bantam building block, what had you ever done since the beginning of time and space to deserve such shabby treatment?
He did not deserve such fortune.
For example, the period 1945-51 has come to acquire a retrospective glow which it may not altogether deserve.
Those who work deserve to eat; those who do not work deserve to starve.
He could not however bridle his tongue -- he pronounced the word rascal with great emphasis; said he deserved to be hanged more than a highwayman, and wished he had the scourging him. Joseph Andrews, Volume 2
I fink yer one ob dem wimmens wuts always fears the werst but deserves the best. Dam it dam it dam it dam it - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?
Lest there be an accusation of harsh criticism, we should say their success in elucidating some aspects of Islamic economics deserves commendation.
CLAIMS of clairvoyance, particularly when they come from economists, deserve a sceptical reception.
Albertus Magnus [Alberto Magno] "To Albertus Magnus, because he investigated the natural phenomena in emulation of Aristotle, in immense volumes, as a most holy concern for posterity Federico set this up for one who deserved it well. Architecture and Memory: The Renaissance Studioli of Federico da Montefeltro
He has a well-deserved reputation as a reliable worker.
Some were probably hoping the students would get their comeuppance, but death was more than they deserved.
Socks are a vital part of your walking kit yet they are rarely given the attention that they deserve.
I think that we all deserve pats on the back for retaining the spelling knight after losing the silent velar fricative that once started the word, and for successfully mastering learning the various sound sequences that that master of disguise ough can hide (bough, trough, plough, through, tough, etc.). Preposterous Apostrophes VII: Why Won’t Willn’t Work? « Motivated Grammar
Louise's logic suggests that, had Nolan managed to steer Ranger's nod down the right side of the post minutes before Coloccini's unwitting own goal let's be honest, that *would* have been undeserved, which is just absurd. The Guardian World News
Endure then with patience that which thou sufferest, for verily thou deservest all that betideth thee! — The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
But her unclassifiable subject matter meant that she received less public recognition than she unquestionably deserved. Times, Sunday Times
That is arrogant presumption to insist that some authors and works deserve to be declared meritorious as a matter of fairness.
The author deserves great credit for his determination to avoid arriving at simple conclusions.
The King is at first inclined to agree with this principle and to mete out to the sororicide the punishment he deserves.
AN abysmal Arsenal defensive performance but Stoke deserved their win. The Sun
It's just going to be a dead-end affair for you and you deserve better. The Sun
Making camp in the Mulga we drew water from the Bore for showers & washing, settling in for a well deserved day off.
She said that the experiment denied basic animal rights, and that the rats deserve free water.
Don't be afraid of being happy. You deserve to be happy. RVM
A deserved multi-award-winner that's almost savoury but never boorish. Times, Sunday Times
The nation 's army of honest hard workers really do deserve better than this. The Sun
When an offence deserves a lesser sentence, let that sentence also be passed in open court.
He had by a second will bequeathed all his possessions to the Church, reserving in them a life-interest for his virtual wife; and when the cousinry swooped down on what they thought their prey, Madame Mulhausen could receive them and their condolences with the indignant scorn which their greed and cruelty deserved. A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.)
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We all deserve the pursuit of happiness. Times, Sunday Times
You must stay to see the boy to the afterworld, he does not deserve to die all alone.
After all that hard work, you deserve a holiday.
Continued Rumsfeld: "These oppressed Iraqi oil wells deserve the right to pump oil as freely as any other oil well on God's Earth-be it in Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, or an Alaskan wildlife refuge.
Maybe I don't deserve you.
Though each had written to me commendatory letters and telegrams that were far more generous than I could possibly deserve, yet neither ever expressed to me, verbally, any compliment beyond, “Well, so far, you seem to be doing alright.” Going Home to Glory
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Kalifornia aside, the talented young star has done nothing to deserve such harsh comments, although her head shot is indeed “haggardly.” Y.P.R.: I Am Going to Die Alone
I reckon that gobby bitch who got slapped got all that she deserved (and look at her lapping up the publicity, even that leech Clifford is on it now). Policeman killed - NO STORY. Woman slapped - BIG STORY. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG
His dotty brand of bush psychology didn't deserve a response - not even a laugh.
I only ever got one truly awful grade on a paper, and man, did I deserve it.
Paul had roached hair, and a thin nose and yet thinner mouth, but he was a big guy with giant hands that lent him an authority his mind did not altogether deserve.
Being single means you're strong and patient enough to wait for someone who deserves your worth!
They certainly deserved it, the Northern Counties East League minnows having produced a display well above their station.
And I suppose he deserves it, even if his musical style is a taste I am still trying to acquire.
These results, although striking, deserve additional investigation within preclinical models of allergic airway disease and possibly, subsequent investigation in populations of patients with asthma.
It deserves nothing more than a kick in the pants and Granma's whap upside the head for outrageous juvenile snottery. Why not engage with me instead of trying to make me into your enemy?
It's part of a campaign to highlight a problem that rarely gets the airing it deserves. Times, Sunday Times
Teachers are still overloaded with paperwork, and certainly deserve greater support.
Plucky Anna bounces back from her ordeal the next morning, so eager is she to get a Van Gogh back to the nice lady who deserves it, but a Romanian tycoon dispatches a tiny hit woman to steal the painting away. Touch of Evil
I'm not a fan of the honours system, or peerages in general because very few genuinely deserve to be lifted in status.
If you are to be placed in such a position, you deserve a fair hearing in court.
So, offering up a suggestion of biological causation of differences is never value-free a cigar is _never_ just a cigar and gives the supposed difference _way_ more credence than it ever deserves. Guest post by Mary Schweitzer
Please give my sincere compliments and a well deserved Bravo!
Two aspects of this profile deserve brief attention.
If this does come about, the ensuing paralysis will surely be an apposite commentary on the unhappy state of affairs we have reached where no party seems to deserve to govern us.
To enter, write telling us why you think that special person deserves recognition. The Sun
I believe the firemen deserve a decent pay rise but they were unwise to ask for 40 per cent.
This was a richly deserved commendation and Helen can be proud of her performance.
Such a remark ordinarily would deserve no more than a hearty guffaw.
Ahmad the Abortion had made known the place, Ali laid hold of him and would have taken the dinar from him, but could not; so he said to him, Go: thou deservest largesse for thou art a sharp fellow, whole of wit and stout of heart. The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
If you feel you deserve a raise, then make a case for one.
This school is too awful to deserve passive acceptance.
He was a good strong leader, she said, who deserved his party's unreserved support.
There is nothing which can better deserve our patronage than the promotion of science and literature. Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happiness. George Washington
She called her attackers "snot-nosed little punks who deserve a tuneup. Undefined
He told her that she was his favourite author and that she deserved the Nobel Prize for literature.He really laid it on with a trowel.
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I will not offer any criticism of the sentiments or idiom of this stanza, for what irked me was the word ‘flippertigibbets,’ which seemed an unnecessary orthographical variation intended only to catch attention it did not deserve.
But Monaco richly deserved the victory for a hugely impressive performance. Times, Sunday Times
A little time to carry on this intrigue with the Frank, when possibly, by the assistance of this gallant, Alexius shall exchange the crown for a cloister, or a still narrower abode; and then, Agelastes, thou deservest to be blotted from the roll of philosophers, if thou canst not push out of the throne the conceited and luxurious Caesar, and reign in his stead, a second Marcus Count Robert of Paris
Then snatching up some of the flowers, which ornamented the table, he swore that Juba should henceforward be called Anacreon, and that he deserved to be crowned with roses by the hand of beauty. Tales and Novels — Volume 03
The older I get, the less I want to subsume my entire life's work and hopes into some poor small person who would have done nothing to deserve the resentment I would surely feel. Tick Tock that Biological Clock - Feministing
But on thinking it over, he decided it seemed less than hopeful to represent a constituency that deserved to be slimmed out of existence. POLITICAL SUICIDE
Just when a draw seemed inevitable a break upfield saw the ball fall to Collingwood and he kept his cool under pressure to send over the winning points to give his side a win they just about deserved over gallant opponents.
Meh… it's a daft question which doesn't deserve a serious answer.
It was the least Blackpool deserved for their sprightly first-half performance. Times, Sunday Times
So mean, petty paltry as to deserve contempt.
Hearty congratulations on your passing the examination with excellent result.It is a well deserved reward for the hard effort you have made during the past year.
They deserve better and therefore are worthy of a mention here.
In fact another minority Conservative government would not be a bad result for Canada: neither of the main party leaders has done enough to persuade Canadians that they deserve untrammelled power.
Now let's hope that the Lib Dems in Oldham East can pull their fingers out and finally unseat Mr Woolas next time because in my opinion, if there is any new Labour MP who deserves to lose his seat, it's Mr Woolas. Phil Woolas - New Labour Toady gets does of his own medicine
Potter confessed City's second-half showing could not match that of the first but believed Radcliffe deserved credit for stemming the flow of goals conceded before grabbing a late consolation ten minutes from time.
No one deserves to earn that much, especially when the public are forced to pay for it. The Sun
As for streaming, it deserves to be condemned by the strongest term of reprobation known to the vocabulary of consensus: unhelpful.
The angry workers demanded immediate removal of the two from their 'undeserved' positions. Clashes between two groups of PPP
Workers will take the money, which they richly deserve, but it should not stop us seeing the big agenda and confronting the share scheme.
To say that evangelical Christians believe that non-evangelicals deserve to suffer and die is like saying that people who sell life and disability insurance believe that those who don’t follow their advice to buy insurance *deserve* to suffer and live in penury and/or have their families suffer and live in penury if they die or become disabled. The Volokh Conspiracy » HRW’s Whitson Defends Fundraising in Totalitarian Countries:
Political parties are much disdained these days, often deservedly.
Some titles, once made, sit on the shelf; others, released, deserve to sit alongside.
It deserves to know what they do. Times, Sunday Times
However these are small qualms against an excellent project that deserves every plaudit for its unique enterprise.
This old standby of yesteryear deserves good publicity. Times, Sunday Times
His perception was that the desultory and undisciplined Chinese people did not deserve a democratic system.
He thoroughly deserved his long obituary, the tone of which is almost adulatory in parts, even allowing for the deferential standards of the time.
But Monaco richly deserved the victory for a hugely impressive performance. Times, Sunday Times
DESERVE He claims that their success was not merited.
The first, vastly enjoyable sign that Alicia is something other than mindlessly supportive comes after the requisite press conference, when she gives him the kind of roundhouse slap such husbands so richly deserve. Julianna Margulies marries strength, smarts in 'Good Wife'
Kudos to you; you richly deserve the recognition.
His exacting personal standards, morose private nature and unapologetic misogyny often gave him a truculent, dyspeptic appearance which was well deserved.
So I figured he deserved some payback, just enough to make a fool of himself.
The fruit of years of hard work will be open to the highest bidder, and you want to make sure you receive what you deserve. Times, Sunday Times
Doing it all with a gentleness and humanity that does not deserve criticism.
The crimes that the men committed are contemptible and grave, and the men deserve to lose their liberty for them.
Elgar's is one of the greatest v.c.ever written, and deserve to be plaided much more often. Island mentalities
These programs usually allow the "recognizer" to document the behavior and communicate to the recipient the special thing they did to deserve recognition. Incentive Intelligence
While Kapoor's structure may yet succeed in attracting global attention to an impoverished corner of England, the chants of "We want Gordon Strachan out" which proved the soundtrack to the latter parts of the deserved 2-1 defeat by Leeds United on Saturday evening indicated the Scot is no longer being offered the benefit of the doubt. Gordon Strachan running out of time to revive Middlesbrough's fortunes
This idea deserves more than passing comment.
Like the spurned women of Manhattan, Howard and his fellow rejects should remind themselves they're smart, beautiful, funny, wonderful people who deserve better.
I DO want more moolah, but I'm not sure I deserve it.
Hillary Clinton does not deserve resect from many people not because she is a woman but because she is a Liar married with a Liar. indy dem Clinton chastises press for ignoring sexism
I deserved such a distinction personally, for my own sake, and I was always wishing that my august friend would create a title specially in my favour. Court Memoirs of France Series — Complete
You guys may have deserved to win had my partner not shot chunks of mushed-up hotdogs your way. Unclebob Diary Entry
I think we deserve a rest after all that hard work.
This is Teachers' Day and a time to be grateful to all teachers. This profession deserves the special recognition and respect. There is no more appropriate time than this to honour you and others in your chosen field. You have my eternal gratefulness. Have a happy Teachers' Day.
I hope and pray he gets what he deserves at the hearing. The Sun
Drugs users don't deserve a second chance.
Journalists have to choose their words carefully, tell their truth, by all means, but be cognisant that people out there deserve to be treated with respect.
You deserve the best.
If people deserve to recover, ambulance chasers are how the market is supposed to bring meritorious claims to the courthouse.
Congratulations on your new job - good for you! While we will miss you and have fond memories of working with you, we wish you well and hope you attain all the success you deserve. Your loyalty and work ethic have been an inspiration to us all. Have a prosperous life and keep in touch!
Some tabloid editors bleat that anybody in the public eye deserves none. Times, Sunday Times
McCain deserved to lose because he held his tongue on Obama's associations with Rev. Wright, ACORN, Bill Ayres, Palin: 'I will forever question' Rev. Wright strategy
He also credits Aristotle with saying: Teachers who educated children deserved more honour than parents who merely gave them birth; for bare life is furnished by the one, the other ensures a good life (p. 463). Aristotle (384-322 B.C.)
Dog lovers who live in apartments deserve to have their pets just like everyone else. Five Breeds of Dogs for Apartment Living | myFiveBest
A woman who is so much exalted above what she can deserve, has reason to be terrified, were she to marry the complimenter (even could she suppose him so blinded by his passion as not to be absolutely insincere) to think of the height she must fall from in his opinion, when she has put it into his power to treat her but as what she is. Sir Charles Grandison
The first phase - focused on rationalisation and asset disposal - has been successfully completed and management deserves credit for this.
Pool grabbed a deserved opener on 38 minutes. The Sun
TV would not touch him for punditry duties, fearful of what he might say, and hence there was no glorious retirement into the public life of a celebrity, of the sort which his playing career so richly deserved.
What lawns deserve is grey water, that basinful of (cooled) soapy washing-up water, the sluiced out teapot, the diverted bathwater. Times, Sunday Times
It's a really happy story and she deserves to be in a loving relationship. The Sun
The cinematic look of the film deserves commendation alone and the director is a talent to look out for.
Notwithstanding the authority of the messenger, the message deserves examination on its own terms.
He continued by declaring, ‘the dictator must die like a dog, because he deserves it.’
Youth enters the world with very happy prejudices in her own favor. She imagines herself not only certain of accomplishing every adventure, but of obtaining those rewards which the accomplishment may deserve. She is not easily persuaded to believe that the force of merit can be resisted by obstinacy and avarice, or its luster darkened by envy and malignity. Samuel Johnson
After several years of settling for low-fat - and often tasteless - alternatives in the name of health, consumers have decided they deserve something better, something indulgent.
I might even suggest that the comment to which you replied is an example of some dextrous and well-deserved ridicule. Think Progress » McCain Backs Down To Hannity: ‘I Never Quite Understood’ Global Warming
Only the lack of policy comparison saves the First Minister from the outrage he deserves.
It is an act of vandalism for which the party deserves censure. Times, Sunday Times
You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection. Buddha
An issue of this importance to the nation deserves full public hearings, full debate on the floor of the Senate, not an attachment that I described as dishonorable to Iraq war funding bill. CNN Transcript May 21, 2008
I think we could all benefit from a fresh rummage in our drawers to give our wardrobes and our figures the uplift we deserve.
Perhaps OUR UNDEMOCRATIC CONSTITUTION will inspire Easterners to fight harder when Westerners seek to use their Senatorial advantages to gain undeserved highway and anti-terrorist funds. Balkinization
Undoubtedly, it deserves the same breakout success enjoyed last year by the similarly toned Saw.
He deserves to be received and heard with courtesy. Times, Sunday Times
Speculation is rife about which minister deserves promotion to make up the missing third in the troika of Deputy Prime Ministers.
While Megatron and Optimus Prime are fighting, Megatron says in villainous fashion, "These humans don't deserve to live!" to which Optimus replies, "They deserve to choose for themselves! Movie Review: Transformers
The notary of Saint Elix deserves a canonry in the Chapter of Charenton; it is not the Marquis de Montespan who is dead; they have played a trick on you. Court Memoirs of France Series — Complete
He was poor himself but passionate in his conviction that Modigliani deserved a sponsor.
This guy, and the idiot army who champion his every move as it’s mana from the heavens, deserve to fail. Matthew Yglesias » Institutions Matter
I shudder at the word 'manchild' -- 'cuz I know exactly what you're talking about -- but still, Russell T. Davies and his gang deserve all the praise they get for bringing my childhood hero back in style. BSG Podcasts: My New Year's Resolution ...
The book has deservedly been a huge bestseller in the US. Times, Sunday Times

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