Sentence examples for merit something more from inspiring English sources

It started out as a boutique sentence for white-collar offenders, and has evolved only over the past two decades into a standard sanction for people whose crimes merit something more than probation and less than prison.

One feels, undeniably, a twinge of grindhouse nostalgia when one character orders another to "shut up your mouth!" But certainly Mr. Hu, one of the most significant figures in Asian film, merits something more respectful.

In the age of Simon Cowell, when pop is more disposable than ever, it perhaps flatters them to be thought of as representing something more durable, and not every member of Bellowhead is as equitable as Jon Boden in assessing their merits.

Something more?

They need something more.

Carroll wanted something more.

He wanted something more.

Something more sinister?

And perhaps, something more.

"They wanted something more, something illegal".

They want something more authentic.