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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By April 2024, as the bombing, displacement and deprivation continued, UNICEF estimated that 100 percent of children in Gaza were in need of mental health and psychosocial support.
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Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Chronic sleep deprivation can lead to fatigue, mood swings, low libido and difficulty concentrating, according to the National Institutes of Health.
—Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 8 July 2025
Johnson was sentenced last year in U.S. District Court in New Mexico to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of willful deprivation of civil rights.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 8 July 2025
Allegations include beatings, verbal abuse, and sleep deprivation during nightly rituals.
—Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Chronic sleep deprivation can lead to fatigue, mood swings, low libido and difficulty concentrating, according to the National Institutes of Health.
—Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 8 July 2025
Johnson was sentenced last year in U.S. District Court in New Mexico to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of willful deprivation of civil rights.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 8 July 2025
Allegations include beatings, verbal abuse, and sleep deprivation during nightly rituals.
—Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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“Deprivation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deprivation. Accessed 23 Jul. 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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