How to Use deprivation in a Sentence

deprivation

noun
  • She is studying the effects of sleep deprivation.
  • She eventually overcame the deprivations of her childhood.
  • There is a fair amount of deprivation in our lives, both large and small.
    — Tim Carman, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2020
  • His cause of death was linked to deprivation of oxygen to the brain.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
  • They are sent back to the cycle of deprivation that put them in prison in the first place.
    — Ashish Prashar, CNN, 17 June 2021
  • There's truth to that, but there's also a deprivation in that.
    — Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Cutting back on red meat is not about deprivation.
    — Bernadette Boden Albala, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • There’s more spring training rust and sleep deprivation to shake.
    — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2024
  • Sleep deprivation and dirty diapers are a small price to pay to feel such love.
    — Luke Smith, New York Times, 25 May 2026
  • Finney was found guilty of deprivation of rights under the color of law.
    — William Thornton | [email protected], al, 8 Oct. 2020
  • If convicted of deprivation of rights, the men could face up to life in prison on those two counts alone.
    — Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Sleep deprivation leads to brain stress, and ample sleep is restorative for your brain health.
    — Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 2 May 2022
  • Drowsiness and sleep deprivation are just the start.
    — Hali Smith march 7, Idaho Statesman, 7 Mar. 2026
  • But there were large swaths of damage due to oxygen deprivation.
    — Author: Ariana Eunjung Cha, Anchorage Daily News, 1 July 2020
  • The point isn’t that sleep deprivation won’t happen.
    — Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Like the sleep deprivation is crazy, decisions are hard to make.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 8 Nov. 2021
  • Then, during weeks of stress and deprivation, some began to die.
    — Fox News, 13 Apr. 2022
  • Sleep deprivation will do that.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Sight deprivation in early years may also shape how people see the world in the long term.
    — Sachin Rawat, Big Think, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Hip-hop is the rose that grew from the concrete of poverty and deprivation in the inner city.
    — Marcus Thompson Ii, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Jaynes and Meany still face a charge of deprivation of rights under the color of law.
    — Melissa Chan, NBC News, 2 Nov. 2024
  • In the study, sleep deprivation is defined as getting less than seven hours of sleep per night.
    — Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 16 Sep. 2024
  • But the way that there's been mass arrests, there's been a real deprivation of due process, like that's got to end.
    — Hunter Woodall, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2024
  • All of them were – were certainly living in a state of deprivation for many, many months.
    — CBS News, 1 Sep. 2024
  • There is a reason sleep deprivation is used as a form of torture, and why lists of the best sleep apps exist.
    — Jenny Singer, Glamour, 14 Jan. 2022
  • But the starvation, abuse, and deprivation have left their mark.
    — Tim Wild, Bon Appétit, 21 Sep. 2020
  • Both took place in times of division and deprivation.
    — Cardinal Blase Cupich, Mercury News, 27 Nov. 2025
  • Trying to stay ahead often leads to sleep deprivation.
    — Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • Throw in some sleep deprivation and hormonal changes, and each workout feels like a triathlon.
    — Marina Khorosh, Vogue, 17 May 2021
  • But the years of deprivation and isolation have taken a heavy toll.
    — Jane Arraf, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024

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