be deprived
Example Sentences
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With crude exports from Iranian ports effectively stopped up, the country will be deprived of a large chunk of its oil revenues.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
That means it would have been unethical to test the new version against a saline control, because the control group would be deprived of any effective treatment.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2025
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
Even then the Elfstedentocht was a rare event, and to be deprived of the chance to finish - effectively forced from the ice - was a bitter blow for many.
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 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
