privation

Example Sentences

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A decade and a half of gloom followed, during which, Mr. Gittlitz notes, the atmosphere of Dust Bowl privation at Shea was underscored by corn and tomato plants growing like subsistence crops in the bullpen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

To be united for prayer again "is an indescribable feeling after two years of privation", Ghalid al-Nimra told AFP at Gaza City's Sayed Hachem mosque.

From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025

The film is an unusually layered look at how the combination of privation, misplaced familial loyalty and just plain rotten luck can make the immigrant experience in America a nightmare.

From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2023

Come spring and summer they'll release the stored-up precipitation to cattle ranchers, nut farmers, and local water utilities around the state, ending a three-year spell of privation.

From Salon • Jan. 5, 2023

She almost keeled over into the tracks as she howled after the train, her throat raspy and raw after days of privation.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead