be deprived of

Example Sentences

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Or would investors be deprived of useful information if quarterly reports became optional?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

The judge said that states stood to lose out on federal funding and that residents within the states could be deprived of their rights.

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2025

"He loved Newport and didn't want the town to be deprived of its football club."

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2024

“The people of California should not be deprived of the safety netting because of the District’s behavior.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 3, 2024

One of the first people to respond was Eleanor Roosevelt, who wired: “I regret extremely that Washington is to be deprived of hearing Marian Anderson, a great artist.”

From "The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights" by Russell Freedman