How to Use worthy in a Sentence
worthy
adjective
- She is a worthy successor to the mayor.
- Your donations will be going to a worthy cause.
- I consider him a worthy opponent.
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Save leftovers for as splurge-worthy brunch the next day.
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Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Sep. 2022
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There is nothing that seems to be worthy of flagging in the prompt.
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Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
5 Feb. 2023
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Strapping on a bra is among the most sigh-worthy daily tasks.
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Jasmine Gomez,
Women's Health,
23 Jan. 2023
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And, perhaps, more worthy of the respect for which a poor farm girl once longed.
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Sarah Smarsh,
Harper’s Magazine ,
26 Oct. 2022
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The type who was more likely to climb the ranks and therefore, more worthy of schmoozing.
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Lyndsay C. Green,
Detroit Free Press,
18 Dec. 2022
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How to pick the most worthy All-Star highlight this season?
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Dallas News,
26 Jan. 2023
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The district has made praise-worthy strides toward that end.
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oregonlive,
24 Sep. 2022
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But on my show alone, there are three guys who are Emmy-worthy.
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Josh Wigler,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Apr. 2023
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The prolonged wait and lack of updates have become meme-worthy at this point.
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Chris Welch,
The Verge,
22 Feb. 2023
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There, a worthy opponent — and a chance to make a New Year’s Six bowl — will be waiting.
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Joseph Hoyt,
Dallas News,
28 Aug. 2023
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Of course there are more sites that are worthy of your attention.
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Ocasio Media,
The Salt Lake Tribune,
13 Dec. 2022
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The shades, the packaging, and the colour payoff are all obsession-worthy.
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Megan Decker,
refinery29.com,
29 Mar. 2023
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Paik’s art had a let’s-try-it-on spirit that made even his follies worthy.
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Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2023
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If Magic and Shaq got four hours apiece, Bill Russell is worthy of this 3.5 hours, and more.
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Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 Feb. 2023
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The samples were sufficient to convince me the cake was worthy.
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The Indianapolis Star,
27 Feb. 2024
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But which of his sci-fi movies were truly worthy of his talent?
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Janey Tracey,
EW.com,
12 Dec. 2022
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This set of four glasses is worthy of any great hotel lounge or bar.
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Mark Stock,
Men's Health,
17 Dec. 2022
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That means your fireplace needs to be a worthy centerpiece for your room.
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Hadley Mendelsohn,
House Beautiful,
30 Aug. 2023
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That's a worthy goal for future filmmakers to strive for.
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Jennifer Ouellette and Sean M. Carroll,
Ars Technica,
24 Nov. 2023
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This is a worthy goal, and one that Washington should support.
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Nic Carter,
Fortune Crypto,
23 July 2023
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The causes are worthy, the course is daunting – almost 300 miles across a stretch of the Pacific Ocean in a large canoe.
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María Teresa Hernández,
Anchorage Daily News,
3 Dec. 2022
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Whether rain or shine or wind, Augusta proved to be a worthy, relevant test for the best players in the world.
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Dan Wolken,
USA TODAY,
10 Apr. 2023
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There was a time when joining the Power 5 ranks was a worthy ambition in which to aspire.
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Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Aug. 2023
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That said, there isn’t a show that is more meme-worthy and delivers more belly laughs per minute.
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Thr Staff,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Nov. 2022
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Check out these four tips filled with Insta-worthy ideas for planning a trip this fall with your besties.
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Noel Cody,
Essence,
22 Sep. 2022
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Take this 13-piece cookware set by Tools of the Trade, for example: The stainless steel pots and pans are both useful and swoon-worthy.
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Sarah Byron,
Peoplemag,
28 Nov. 2022
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Stanford was the last of the No. 1 seeds selected and there was debate about whether the Cardinal – a top seed in each of the past two years – was even worthy.
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Ann Killion,
San Francisco Chronicle,
16 Mar. 2023
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