well-earned

adjective

1. fully deserved

   a well-earned rest

Example Sentences

Dudek isn’t alone in playing fast and loose with Social Security’s well-earned reputation for efficiency.

From Los Angeles Times

No theatrical score this year was as exhilarating as Blumberg’s as it built toward and settled into Corbet’s well-earned intermission.

From Salon

His handler, group commander Paul Osborne, said: "In dog years, Sherlock is 100 years old, so it's only fitting for him to hang up his boots now and take a well-earned break. He'll enjoy a relaxed retirement filled with naps on the sofa, his favourite walks and plenty of belly rubs."

From BBC

Once the main commemoration at St Paul's Cathedral is out of the way, you'd be forgiven for thinking Lady MacRae might take a well-earned rest.

From BBC

Over a half-century of work, he built a well-earned reputation as a surrealist auteur and master filmmaker.

From Los Angeles Times