deprived of
Example Sentences
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"As a result, those individuals were unaware of the breach and deprived of the opportunity to take steps to prevent secondary harm."
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
Experiments in mice showed that animals deprived of protein developed a strong preference for essential amino acids, similar to the behavior seen in fruit flies.
From Science Daily • May 28, 2026
The cases rely on the Constitution’s guarantee of due process before being deprived of life, liberty or property.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026
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
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
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