: marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of a good and healthful life
emotionally deprived children
people who are sleep-deprived [=people who do not get enough sleep]
Examples of deprived in a Sentence
The diet allows you to eat small amounts of your favorite foods, so you won't feel deprived.
a program to help deprived children
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The advisory highlighted other barriers to rolling out Community Notes outside the US, including translation issues or how many countries will still lack full internet connectivity in rural or deprived areas, which could lead to biased notes.
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Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 28 Mar. 2026
Cardiac arrest leads to collapse within seconds, whereas a heart attack typically causes progressive damage as the deprived heart tissue begins to die.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Mar. 2026
That's the difference between him and somebody like Jackson, who is a deprived son of a teenage mother.
—Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
And Bournville Estate, the neighborhood surrounding the For All Healthy Living Centre, is the most deprived area in the county of Somerset.
—Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Dec. 2025
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Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 28 Mar. 2026
Cardiac arrest leads to collapse within seconds, whereas a heart attack typically causes progressive damage as the deprived heart tissue begins to die.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Mar. 2026
That's the difference between him and somebody like Jackson, who is a deprived son of a teenage mother.
—Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
And Bournville Estate, the neighborhood surrounding the For All Healthy Living Centre, is the most deprived area in the county of Somerset.
—Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for deprived
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“Deprived.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deprived. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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