really earn

Examples (10)

• ‘I feel I've really earned this!’ she said, picking up her cup of coffee.
• After years of dedicated work, he had really earned the respect of his colleagues.
• You'll have to work much harder if you want to really earn that promotion.
• It takes time to really earn someone's trust after it has been broken.
• She felt she had really earned her degree after defending her dissertation.
• With his constant lies, he really earned his reputation for being untrustworthy.
• After that marathon project, I feel like I've really earned a long vacation.
• The team is celebrating tonight; they really earned this victory.
• Do you think you've really earned the right to complain?
• The volunteers really earn the praise they receive for their selfless work.