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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Studies show that sleep deprivation leads to brain stress, cloudy thinking and decision fatigue, plus fragmented sleep signals a vulnerability to social stress.
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Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Reasons for chronically low energy can be related to lifestyle factors, such as poor diet, stress, or sleep deprivation.
—Cathy Nelson, Verywell Health, 24 Apr. 2025
Over 75% of those attempts ended in death due to the extreme dangers of the wheel well, including hypothermia, oxygen deprivation and the risk of being crushed by landing gear mechanisms.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
The 24-year-old father was arrested and charged with deprivation of a minor.
—Heather Hunter, The Washington Examiner, 3 Apr. 2025
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Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Reasons for chronically low energy can be related to lifestyle factors, such as poor diet, stress, or sleep deprivation.
—Cathy Nelson, Verywell Health, 24 Apr. 2025
Over 75% of those attempts ended in death due to the extreme dangers of the wheel well, including hypothermia, oxygen deprivation and the risk of being crushed by landing gear mechanisms.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
The 24-year-old father was arrested and charged with deprivation of a minor.
—Heather Hunter, The Washington Examiner, 3 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for deprivation
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“Deprivation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deprivation. Accessed 30 Apr. 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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