Explore Meritorious through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like worthy. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Meritorious meaning
Deserving of merit or commendation; deserving reward.
Synonyms of Meritorious
Using Meritorious
- The main meaning on this page is: Deserving of merit or commendation; deserving reward.
- Useful related words include: meritable, worthy.
- In the example corpus, meritorious often appears in combinations such as: meritorious service, the meritorious, and meritorious.
Context around Meritorious
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 12 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Meritorious
- In this selection, "meritorious" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, exceptional, select, service, students and practice stand out and add context to how "meritorious" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a meritorious service medal and acts of meritorious service and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "meritorious" sits close to words such as abdulrahman, accessorised and acropolis, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with meritorious
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The minister said meritorious students cannot be sacrificed due to malpractices. (11 words)
Sikhism is one of few religions that does not regard fasting as meritorious. (13 words)
The convocation ceremony was held to felicitate the meritorious students on their accomplishments. (13 words)
A U.S. Army veteran who was awarded the Meritorious Service Bronze Star Medal while serving in Vietnam, Bingham has been married to Constance Creighton since 1968, and together they have three children and three grandchildren. (36 words)
Diri described Abiri as a legal icon, who rendered unblemished and meritorious service in three decades of legal practice, adding that the state would still require her services due to her commitment and wealth of experience. (36 words)
Esan said the award was in recognition of the duo’s “track record of selfless service, professionalism, distinguished and exceptional meritorious service to the nation while serving in positions of great responsibility as war commanders’. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
A Meritorious Service Medal is an award presented to denote acts of meritorious service, and sometimes gallantry, that are worthy of recognition.
A U.S. Army veteran who was awarded the Meritorious Service Bronze Star Medal while serving in Vietnam, Bingham has been married to Constance Creighton since 1968, and together they have three children and three grandchildren.
Diri described Abiri as a legal icon, who rendered unblemished and meritorious service in three decades of legal practice, adding that the state would still require her services due to her commitment and wealth of experience.
Esan said the award was in recognition of the duo’s “track record of selfless service, professionalism, distinguished and exceptional meritorious service to the nation while serving in positions of great responsibility as war commanders’.
However, new admissions to Class 9 and 11 are being done through an entrance test to select meritorious students for separate “section” under SoE.
On the other hand, he is today, a consummate cosmopolitan lawyer with decades of meritorious practice.
She said: “My dad has received the Medal for Meritorious Conduct in recognition of his ongoing dedication to scout activities through challenging times.
Sikhism is one of few religions that does not regard fasting as meritorious.
The aim is to ensure that meritorious and needy players receive the necessary support to pursue their dreams.
The convocation ceremony was held to felicitate the meritorious students on their accomplishments.
The event will also feature the bestowing of the Bernard M. Bloomfield Medal for Meritorious Service on Harvey Dales.
The other meritorious staff included Ajmer Singh, Sr. Ticket Examiner (Sr.TE) from Ahmedabad Division, Shail Tiwari, Dy.
The statement said Adeniyi while thanking the retired members of the management for their meritorious service, congratulated the newly appointed officers.
During the convocation ceremony, a total of 3.08 lakh degrees, diplomas and certificates were conferred, with meritorious students being honoured by the Vice President, an official statement said.
He distributed police medals for meritorious service to IB officers and awarded trophies for the three best police stations.
However, it is my considered and respectful opinion that the course of action and the associated remedies endorsed in the writ of application from Parliament are meritorious and lack judicial grounding.
The Bronze Star Medal is the 4th highest military honor given for heroism and meritorious deed performed in combat.
The minister said meritorious students cannot be sacrificed due to malpractices.
For his contributions, Gogate was honoured by the Government of India with the Meritorious Service for Tiger Conservation award.
Other distinctions include Georgia Business Educator of the Year Award and the Eleana M. Garrett Award for Meritorious Advising and Caring.
Common combinations with meritorious
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- meritorious service 34×
- the meritorious 12×
- and meritorious 7×
- meritorious students 7×
- for meritorious 7×
- of meritorious 5×
- with meritorious 4×
- as meritorious 3×
- meritorious and 3×
- are meritorious 3×