worthy of

idiom

: good enough to have been written, said, done, or created by (someone, especially someone famous)

a symphony worthy of Mahler

Examples of worthy of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Sometimes your very best, usually worthy of gold, isn’t enough—or there’s an unexpected slip, or someone else just does better. —

Talia Barrington, The Atlantic, 6 Aug. 2024 Her shock is conveyed in a progression that pinballs from C-sharp major to A major by way of an E dominant seventh—a wacky jolt worthy of Berlioz. —

Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024 That bow was a game-recognizing-game moment so worthy of Biles’ Olympic spirit and that of the whole U.S. women’s gymnastics team after one of their most successful showings ever. —

Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2024 Last month, the world was blessed with another Kennedy wedding worthy of a storybook. —

Claudia Williams, Architectural Digest, 1 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for worthy of

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