privation

Example Sentences

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A decade and a half of gloom followed, during which, Mr. Gittlitz notes, the atmosphere of Dust Bowl privation at Shea was underscored by corn and tomato plants growing like subsistence crops in the bullpen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

To be united for prayer again "is an indescribable feeling after two years of privation", Ghalid al-Nimra told AFP at Gaza City's Sayed Hachem mosque.

From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025

But Victoria only sees dirty cots and unbathed children — privation.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2025

Mr. Mixner, born three days apart from Mr. Clinton and raised in similar rural privation, met the future president when they were in their early 20s.

From New York Times • Mar. 12, 2024

She almost keeled over into the tracks as she howled after the train, her throat raspy and raw after days of privation.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead