scarcely deserve
Frequency: 4.53.1 per million words
Used to say that someone does not deserve something, or deserves very little of it.
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Examples (10)
- The minor error he made scarcely deserves such a severe punishment.
- While the performance was decent, it scarcely deserves the standing ovation it received.
- He's a kind person and scarcely deserves the constant criticism he faces.
- Given her minimal contribution, she scarcely deserved to share the credit for the project's success.
- Such a trivial matter scarcely deserves our full attention.
- The film, with its predictable plot, scarcely deserves the award it won.
- After his betrayal, he scarcely deserves any sympathy from us.
- The proposal is so flawed that it scarcely deserves serious consideration.
- His brief appearance in the play scarcely deserved a mention in the review.
- It was a simple act of kindness that scarcely deserves so much praise.