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Discover LudwigThe phrase "feel earned" is not standard in written English and may cause confusion.
It could be used in contexts discussing a sense of deserving or achieving something, but it is not commonly recognized.
Example: "After all the hard work I put in, I finally feel earned the respect of my peers."
Alternatives: "feel deserving" or "feel entitled."
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Yet the denouement does not feel earned.
Now it may well feel earned.
Ziegler's writing is rueful, frank, and fresh; her insights into young womanhood feel earned and authentic.
I want our show to feel as real as possible and I want those moments of reality to feel earned".
The relationship felt predetermined from their first meeting in the desert, and its consummation didn't feel earned.
"This Letter" aside, there isn't enough grit to make her positivity feel earned, but her rewiring of Willy Mason's "Oxygen" as a Hammond soul hymn confirms an open mind.
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IF you're unhappy with the wretchedly low rates that many savings vehicles offer today, imagine how you would feel earning meager income until the day you die.
That feels earned.
Every tear feels earned.
Even his moments of virtuosic showmanship felt earned and natural.
But, under Jo Bonney's direction, the actors have a fine time and the sentimental ending nearly feels earned.
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