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Example sentences for: merits

How can you use “merits” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

I find myself inventing words from time to time and even getting them into print when they slip past weary or tolerant copy-editors, perhaps even on their merits.
This is too bad, because a fight on the merits is exactly the way Americans could make an informed decision about how much HMO regulation they want.
Whether Reno's decision not to appoint is correct on the merits is another question, which won't be settled here.
The French words for junkie are toxoman and morphinman , neither of which merits official use.
But that Harry Potter merits mention in this company suggests that he's the real thing.