deprivation

Example Sentences

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Some drove for a ride-share app in the evenings, to make ends meet in a country of widespread deprivation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

Researchers used this schedule change to examine how sleep patterns and sleep deprivation affected students' health and academic outcomes.

From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2026

Kirk declined and was convicted by a jury in February 2025 of one felony count of deprivation of rights under color of law.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

The firm employs about 300 workers, including about 50 apprentices, in an area of high social deprivation that has lost about 1,200 jobs in recent years.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

“Unpleasant though it is to contemplate, we must assume deprivation and death lie in wait.”

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer