- present participle of deprive.
depriving
Example Sentences
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Six months into the war, the oil squeeze is depriving Tehran of its main source of foreign currency as the value of the Iranian rial plunges, inflation soars and the economy slides deeper into crisis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
So he stood down, depriving the internet of a highlight reel that would have made him famous.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
In 2023, his team reported that depriving colon cancer cells of arginine caused them to accumulate more mutations.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026
They suffer from elevated nutrient levels, which can lead to the growth of algae, depriving fish and other aquatic life of oxygen.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
“I spent thirty-three years of my life depriving men of their freedom.”
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
