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Discover LudwigThe phrase "may have deserved" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It is used to show possibility or uncertainty about something that has happened in the past. Example: She may have deserved the punishment for her actions, but it still seemed harsh to her.
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I may have deserved it.
"He may have deserved to be punished, but he did not deserve this".
So we got thinking about which footballers may have deserved a nod in an alternate reality.
A recent statement by Angela Merkel may have deserved more attention than it got.
Timothy McVeigh may have been just an extreme personality, or he may have deserved a diagnosis -- say, schizotypal personality disorder.
Fletcher may have deserved a better response than he has been receiving from the players but it cuts both ways.
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Mob justice may have deserving targets but it is always crude and usually goes too far.
Aren't the children you may have deserving of the best chance you can give them of having an intact and happy family that's prepared for what life can throw at them?
Rolling on the floor like a punk rocker, Mr. McGinty gave all he had to a song that may or may not have deserved so much.
But Professor Goldberg varies the menu, so after a particularly rough stretch there is a historical discussion of Watson and Crick, the discoverers of DNA, and their colleagues who may or may not have deserved equal credit.
You voted on the most undeserving Best Picture winners, and now take a look at some specific performances that may or may not have deserved to win an Oscar.
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