deprivation

Example Sentences

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Most teenagers already start the week short on sleep, and the ongoing mismatch between their biological rhythms and early school schedules causes sleep deprivation to accumulate over several days.

From Science Daily

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

Sleep deprivation catches me and I start hallucinating.

From Literature

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

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