Examples of 'merited' in a sentence

Meaning of "merited"

Merit is a verb that means to deserve or be worthy of something based on one's actions or qualities
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  • deserved
  • simple past tense and past participle of merit

How to use "merited" in a sentence

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The reform measures merited close attention.
This merited them deportation and exile.
Three specific issues merited further consideration.
Merited the punishment about to be inflicted upon me.
Many of those proposals merited careful consideration.
This merited the mark she was given.
The proposal therefore merited due consideration.
Therefore this point to watch is no longer merited.
Those claims also merited to be duly reflected.
In this case the praise is not merited.
This confidence is merited and not bought.
She granted terse compliments when merited.
The proposal thus merited further consideration.
French citizenship should be either inherited or merited.
Nobody on the plane merited a cartel killing.

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Every one of its four stars is merited.
I thought it at least merited a conversation with him.
The attention on college affordability is indeed merited.
The north gate merited little attention.
I did not state anything that merited a ban.
Jesus has merited still larger honor.
I certainly did nothing that merited that response.
Escaped the merited punishment of their offenses.
There was a reason that merited that action.
Policymaker attention to infrastructure policy is certainly merited.
We could not have merited his sacrifice.
His affection can not be bought or merited.
The film certainly merited the honor.
You give credibility where none is merited.
Young people merited special consideration.
Some of this criticism has certainly been merited.
I thought the occasion merited opening this.
When merited by selected girls is denied.
If it had disturbed it might have merited a response.
That subject merited further reflection.
Several items on the agenda particularly merited consideration.
Such devices merited independent consideration.
The recommendations in that report merited careful review.
The subject merited further consideration.
I never thought of you as a merited actress.
I thought it merited a rather special wine.
The renumeration shall be earned if merited.
That aspect of the issue merited further consideration.
Escape the punishment they merited.
The formal system also merited special attention.
She has merited the sufferings she is undergoing.
Four specific points merited highlighting.
It roundly merited the round of applause which followed.
The recommendations in the report merited further discussion.
England merited the sixth position.

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