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How to use worthy in a sentence

40 example sentences · adjective, noun, verb

Worthy means having worth, merit, or value. Example: “Confucius and Mencius are revered as the sages and worthies of Confucianism.”

Examples of worthy by meaning

adjectiveSuited; suitable; befitting.

  • The station is clearly well looked after, making it a worthy gateway to the resort.2022 January 12, Paul Bigland, “Fab Four: the nation's finest stations”, in RAIL, number 948, page 27

nounA good, wise and virtuous person.

  • Confucius and Mencius are revered as the sages and worthies of Confucianism.

verbTo render or treat as worthy.

  • And it is a poor daub besides," the Emperor rejoined scornfully, as he stalked out of the gallery without worthying the artist with a look.1908, Edward Arthur Brayley Hodgetts, The court of Russia in the nineteenth century
  • No henchman he worthied by weapons, if witness his features, his peerless presence!1910, Charles William Eliot, The Harvard classics: Beowulf

More sentences with worthy

  • I think it's a worthy project, but I just don't have the bandwidth right now.From the entry bandwidth
  • Their music may not be worthy of radio time, but it's nothing to sneeze at.From the entry nothing to sneeze at
  • His last comment is particularly worthy of mark.From the entry mark
  • This is a worthy charity, so everyone should kick in.From the entry kick in
  • The candidate made disparaging remarks about his opponent, but they only made him seem small for insulting a worthy adversary.From the entry disparaging
  • Don't make me waste my time! You are a hundred years too early to be an opponent worthy of fighting me!From the entry be a hundred years too early
  • Happily, Southeastern is worthy of praise for having made The Sun for something positive.2024 February 21, Nick Brodrick, “Inclusion and Development for All”, in Rail, number 1003, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire: Bauer Media…. From the entry tabloid
  • The visitors were worthy winners, taking the game to the highly fancied hosts from the first minute.2021 February 6, Graham Bean, “Scotland beat England at Twickenham for the first time in 38 years”, in The Scotsman, Edinburgh: The…. From the entry fancied
  • The circle is the imaginary boundary we draw around those we consider worthy of moral consideration.2019 April 4, Sigal Samuel, “Should animals, plants, and robots have the same rights as you?”, in Vox. From the entry moral circle
  • I was semi-famous; I had been something, but as one worthy critic remarked: past laurels fade fast.2017, Fiona Lewis, Mistakes Were Made (Some in French), Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 3. From the entry laurel
  • Phil, the lead guitarist, would have a sneer on his face worthy of Severus Snape.2017, Eva Scott, Red Dust Runaway, Escape Publishing. From the entry Severus Snape
  • That they are not worthy of a basic & simple infrastructure.2013 September 25, Desmond Tutu, “Every Child Deserves a Quality Education”, in Forbes, New York, N.Y.: Forbes, Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC…. From the entry enough is enough
  • 'Tell me more . . . it sounds worthy of a tequila slammer so far,' said Bill.2013, Anna Bromley, Wild Animals and Wedding Outfits, →ISBN. From the entry tequila slammer
  • A particular incident involving large influx of Fuzhounese into Sarawak as planters was worthy of mention.2013, Lee Khoon Choy, Golden Dragon And Purple Phoenix: The Chinese and Their Multi-Ethnic Descendants in Southeast Asia, Singapore: World…. From the entry Fuzhounese
  • A nonauthoritarian, postcorporate, more democratic future still remains a worthy goal.2012, Jay Kinney, Anarchy Comics: The Complete Collection, page 22. From the entry postcorporate
  • If you're clever, you can craft something that is retweet worthy, creating a realtime twitterstorm.2012, David Meerman Scott, Real-Time Marketing and PR: How to Instantly Engage Your Market, Connect with Customers, and Create Products…. From the entry twitterstorm
  • A dedicated reversionist, she considered Arthur to have been the last British monarch worthy of the crown.2011, Colin Watson, Broomsticks Over Flaxborough, →ISBN. From the entry reversionist
  • There have been many worthy suggestions on how to fix our supposedly broken society.2011 August 16, “Let's try five acts of courtesy a day”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian (letter), London: Guardian News & Media…. From the entry common courtesy
  • However, we must not misconclude that Greek Cypriots are a weak population worthy of being overlooked.2008, Yiorghos Leventis, Nanako Murata Sawayanagi, Crossing Over Cyprus: Studies on the Divided Island in the Eastern Mediterranean, page 42. From the entry misconclude
  • A neocanon is formed from judgments about whether one is worthy of being included.2005, Melinda L. De Jesus, Pinay Power: Peminist Critical Theory, page 145. From the entry downness
  • Most are small, like chipmunks, but they are still worthy of the nickname "minibears."2005, Don Jacobson, One-Pan Gourmet Fresh Food On The Trail. From the entry minibear
  • Who will then be left to carry on the family traditions in a worthy manner?2004, chapter 24, in Vladimir Kean, transl., Beyond the Golden Lotus: Chin P’ing Mei, London; New York, N.Y.: Kegan Paul, →ISBN, page 303. From the entry be gathered to one's fathers
  • Perhaps the next generation of consoles, with more RAM, will finally give us some worthy collections.2003 December 4, EssenceK, “Midway arcade classics”, in alt.games.video.xbox (Usenet). From the entry tate
  • They are ferocious and worthy adversaries, yet the X:WP writers have ignored wolfies for six years.2001 February 28, Baron Blackfang, “X:WP Unfair To Werewolves”, in alt.tv.xena (Usenet), archived from the original on 07 Dec 2025. From the entry wolfie
  • Identification of parasiloxanthin and its derivative 7,8-dihydroparasiloxanthin, as well as 3'-epilutein and monadoxanthin, are worthy of notice.1999, Folia Biologica (volume 47, numbers 3-4, page 68). From the entry parasiloxanthin
  • His use of legato and the sweetness he can call upon are worthy of an unlachrymose Gigli.1990: Joel Flegler, Fanfare, volume 13, issues 5–6, page 368 (sub nomine sui). From the entry unlachrymose
  • With the analyst, Joan was searching for a worthy, unseatable replacement for her parents.1987 February, Moshe Halevi Spero, “Identity and Individuality in the Nouveau-Religious Patient: Theoretical and Clinical Aspects”, in…. From the entry unseatable
  • The opening words of the letter: “Very worthy and wellwished Friend .1986, Recusant History - Volume 18, page 135. From the entry wellwished
  • Educational institutions worthy of the name must be hospitate to the nonconformist and must protect the unpopular.1969, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education, Hearings, page 237. From the entry hospitate
  • There was no penance, how bittersweet soever, could make him a little worthy of her.1911 October 26, Max Beerbohm, Zuleika Dobson, or, An Oxford Love Story, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: John Lane Company…. From the entry soever
  • Such pictures of nothing, or of nothingness, although certainly worthy of careful consideration, are not the subject of this book.2025, Robert Couzin, Unrepresented: the Suppression of Images in the Middle Ages, page 5. From the entry unrepresentation
  • The ballot for chancellor is secret, which means political Berlin has been hurled into a who-dunnit worthy of Miss Marple.2025 May 7, Mark Sappenfield, “Merz wins in vote that reveals the challenges ahead for Germany”, in The Christian Science Monitor. From the entry who-dunnit
  • “Praying for a better future — worthy of the values, beauty and respect exemplified by every single England player.”2021 July 12, Mark Landler, quoting David Lammy, “After Defeat, England’s Black Soccer Players Face a Racist Outburst”, in The New York…. From the entry take the knee
  • This is a super soaker worthy diaper – but most of us will be able to use just one insert.2021, Bailey Bouwman, Cloth Diapers: The Ultimate Guide to Textiles, Washing & More, Simply Bailey Social Marketing, →ISBN, page 127. From the entry super soaker
  • Eliminating racism and colorism is, of course, a worthy pursuit, but it’s also impossible to do in the abstract.2020 July 29, E. Tammy Kim, “The Perils of “People of Color””, in The New Yorker. From the entry colorism
  • The cheese Rangoon was worthy of a dramatic chef's kiss.2019, Amanda Push, "Chang Thai Durango is the latest gold-at-the-end-of-your-chopsticks heaven", DGO, 15 August 2019 - 28 August 2020…. From the entry chef's kiss

Meaning of worthy

  1. adjective Having worth, merit, or value.
  2. adjective Admirable or honourable.
  3. adjective Deserving, or having sufficient worth.

Full definition of worthy

Questions about worthy in a sentence

How do you use worthy in a sentence?
Worthy is used as an adjective, noun and verb. For example: “Confucius and Mencius are revered as the sages and worthies of Confucianism.”
What is a short sentence with worthy?
“His last comment is particularly worthy of mark.”
What does worthy mean?
Worthy means having worth, merit, or value.

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