deprivation
Example Sentences
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The lack of economic growth surely accounts for a shared sense of material deprivation.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
At 32, I started battling unrelenting headaches—clearly perinatal symptoms and sleep deprivation, I was assured by doctors as a new mom.
From Slate • May 6, 2026
Unemployment and deprivation are the main issues in the post-industrial town once famous for its coal mining and ironworks, says candidate David Hughes.
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
Stories of civilian deprivation could also turn public opinion in the U.S. even further against the war.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
Katahdin is in Baxter State Park, which takes a certain hearty pride in its devotion to ruggedness and deprivation.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
Vocabulary lists containing deprivation
"The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant
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"Number the Stars" by Lois Lowry, Introduction and Afterword
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This Week in Words: May 28 - June 1, 2018
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