Definition of Well-deserved

understandably gained or merited

Examples of Well-deserved in a sentence

After the off-duty police officer risked his life to go back into the burning house and save the entire family, he received the well-deserved award from the police chief.  🔊

Studying hours on end for the difficult final exam warranted a well-deserved break for ten minutes.  🔊

Since the girl had been practicing ballet for years, it was a well-deserved honor for the talented ballerina to be chosen to perform with the prestigious Russian ballet company.  🔊

Having ten students in her class with perfect straight A’s on their report cards, the teacher announced those students for a well-deserved recognition.  🔊

Bobby’s late nights and holidays spent working on the major project for work did not go unnoticed as he was given a well-deserved promotion at the company.  🔊

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