Used in a Sentence

deserved

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for deserved.

Editorial note

The difference being the robot wasn't telling a bunch of bad jokes which led to its deserved destruction.

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Definitions1
Parts of speech1

Quick take

fair; merited.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of deserved gathered in one view.

adjective

fair; merited.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for deserved.

adjective

fair; merited.

Example sentences

1

The difference being the robot wasn't telling a bunch of bad jokes which led to its deserved destruction.

2

There is also a lot of hostility towards Microsoft in our line of work, most of it deserved.

3

There are non-sexual relationships among long-term (grand-) mother/daughter and friendship-based dyads who deserved those positive rights.

4

Canonical took a lot of (deserved) flak for making that feature opt-out, and last year they finally fixed it [1].

5

It's also not correct to label a plea deal as what the prosecution thought they deserved.

6

But in the end, Floyd doped just like the rest of them and deserved to be stripped of his TdF title.

7

He would have taken the fact that the company would explode when he left and gotten what he deserved out of it.

8

It's true that a plea deal is not what the prosecution `thought they deserved'.

9

Google gets a lot of criticism (often deserved), but it’s worth taking a moment to think of all the things they haven’t done.

10

I'm sure hystry'll be back once PG's given us a timeout:) And it's a well-deserved timeout.

11

They are clearly trying to paint Michael Brown as a bad person who deserved to die, and they aren't even being subtle about it.

12

My children deserved better, but I just wasn't able to provide it for them.

Quote examples

1

We all said that "they deserved it" because they were paid for their effort and sacrifice.

2

During the aftermath of the event, a hashtag on twitter was among the top of the country (#Che - in Arabic "Che" means "you deserved it").

3

But I've seen people get really pissed and quit over the perceived slight of a coworker getting a nominal bonus that was not "deserved".

4

"Enough" in that you have people on HN saying pretty much that most of the black people who get shot and killed by police deserved it and that black people are stupid violent criminals so it's no wonder they get killed so often, and that if only they were docile and compliant in the face of police harassment they wouldn't get shot so much.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use deserved in a sentence?

The difference being the robot wasn't telling a bunch of bad jokes which led to its deserved destruction.

What does deserved mean?

fair; merited.

What part of speech is deserved?

deserved is commonly used as adjective.