privation

Example Sentences

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Many sailed for months in small, unsafe fishing boats, suffering horrendous privations, only to find themselves unwanted on any shore.

From New York Times

His turn of phrase suited a homogeneous and class-abiding Britain yearning for an end to postwar privations, a country that didn’t really recognize the emerging restiveness of the Commonwealth nations beyond its borders.

From Los Angeles Times

The film is an unusually layered look at how the combination of privation, misplaced familial loyalty and just plain rotten luck can make the immigrant experience in America a nightmare.

From New York Times

Syrians, wherever they live, have been pulled down by years of grinding poverty and multiple privations.

From BBC

The overwhelming majority of us — even many of those who have suffered the scourge of bigotry — have never experienced war or privation.

From Washington Post