deprived

Example Sentences

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"If you were deprived of freedom for a generation, you probably want to be pretty excited to get it back," he told the BBC.

From BBC

The SNP also promised to invest £1bn to close the "attainment gap" in schools - the difference in performance between pupils from more affluent and more deprived backgrounds.

From BBC

He said his school served "one of the most deprived catchments in Somerset" and previously said he thought the change "would hit the most vulnerable pupils the hardest".

From BBC

I felt better — my stomach, my skin — and, more surprisingly, I didn’t feel deprived.

From Salon

While some parts of Manchester and the North West are still among the most deprived areas in the UK, it is recognised as having one of the fastest-growing city-region economies in the country.

From BBC