deprive
Example Sentences
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Yet Congress has already empowered the SEC to deprive wrongdoers of profits.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
It turns out that Maine already has a law on the books that authorizes damages against federal officials who deprive people of their constitutional rights.
From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026
Lemon, 59, was charged with conspiracy to deprive rights and interfering with religious freedoms by allegedly obstructing someone's First Amendment rights by force.
From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026
But Carter took a conciliatory stance toward the Brentwood school, saying he did not want to deprive students of the facilities.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026
Spectators were asked to help and many responded by chopping up fences and sidewalks, hoping to deprive the fire of fuel.
From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy
Vocabulary lists containing deprive
The Declaration of Independence
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Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954)
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Freak the Mighty
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