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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Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026 Police College made sure to warn new recruits of the perils connected to sleep deprivation. —Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026 Dyer notes that Cox may well have been confused by the mental and physical trauma of the sinking and the deprivations of five days adrift. —Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 3 Apr. 2026 Marcos Javier Andrade faces one count of deprivation of rights under color of law and one count of use and discharge of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. —Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for deprivation
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Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026 Police College made sure to warn new recruits of the perils connected to sleep deprivation. —Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026 Dyer notes that Cox may well have been confused by the mental and physical trauma of the sinking and the deprivations of five days adrift. —Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 3 Apr. 2026 Marcos Javier Andrade faces one count of deprivation of rights under color of law and one count of use and discharge of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. —Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for deprivation
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“Deprivation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/deprivation. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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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 Fincher
sleep deprivation
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