privation

Example Sentences

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But winter operations are still arduous and reward forces that have high morale — meaning they are willing to endure privations to prevail.

From Washington Post

If someone died, whether from fighting, privation or natural causes, their families had to bury them in adjoining gardens or orchards.

From Los Angeles Times

Economic isolation and privation such as Afghanistan has experienced since the Taliban takeover only feed authoritarianism and extremism, he said.

From Seattle Times

This time, Less’ travels are restricted to the United States, with Arthur making a mad cross-country dash as privation chases his heels.

From Los Angeles Times

When the queen came to the throne, Britain and the world were still coping with the privations and aftermath of the Second World War, and still living by the conventions of earlier times.

From New York Times