Examples of deprivation in a Sentence
She is studying the effects of sleep deprivation.
She eventually overcame the deprivations of her childhood.
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This leads on to another societal challenge—addressing the issue of technological inequality and deprivation.
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Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
Five months later, federal prosecutors filed two federal charges of deprivation of civil rights against Hankison, but his initial case ended in a mistrial in 2023.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 July 2025
How can Yuri know which of her family, friends and neighbors tells the truth, when the consequences can mean deprivation or jail?
—Jane Ciabattari
july 22, Literary Hub, 22 July 2025
The cases against Meany — charged with two counts of deprivation of civil rights and two counts of lying to federal investigators — and Jaynes — charged with two counts of deprivation of civil rights, two counts of falsification of records and two counts of conspiracy — are still open.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 21 July 2025
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Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
Five months later, federal prosecutors filed two federal charges of deprivation of civil rights against Hankison, but his initial case ended in a mistrial in 2023.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 July 2025
How can Yuri know which of her family, friends and neighbors tells the truth, when the consequences can mean deprivation or jail?
—Jane Ciabattari
july 22, Literary Hub, 22 July 2025
The cases against Meany — charged with two counts of deprivation of civil rights and two counts of lying to federal investigators — and Jaynes — charged with two counts of deprivation of civil rights, two counts of falsification of records and two counts of conspiracy — are still open.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 21 July 2025
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“Deprivation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deprivation. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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deprivation
noun
de·pri·va·tion
ˌdep-rə-ˈvā-shən 
ˌdē-ˌprī-
ˌdē-ˌprī-
: the act or process of removing or the condition resulting from removal of something normally present and usually essential for mental or physical well-being
his nervous system may have been affected by early oxygen deprivation—Jack Fincher
Jack Finchersleep deprivation
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