deprivation

Example Sentences

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To test this, the team fed fruit flies caffeine under different conditions, including varying doses, daytime versus nighttime exposure, and combinations with sleep deprivation.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

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

Ponce added that Joseph also suffered language deprivation, meaning he is delayed in comparison to other 6-year-olds who are hearing.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

A jury last year took their side, awarding more than $660 million in damages across three Greenpeace entities, citing charges including trespass, nuisance, conspiracy and deprivation of property access.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

As far as I can figure, my coworkers’ neediness—because that’s what it is—stems from chronic deprivation.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich