be deprived of
Example Sentences
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“Surely, the government does not mean to suggest that fortune-tellers and street performers may be deprived of their Second Amendment rights.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 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
She denied that deleting informal messages meant the Scottish or UK inquiries would be deprived of relevant material about about how decisions were made during the pandemic.
From BBC • Jan. 31, 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
She had seen Lyra herself now—had even held her—and so she realized what it would have meant for the nuns to be deprived of her.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
