Examples of deprivation in a Sentence
She is studying the effects of sleep deprivation.
She eventually overcame the deprivations of her childhood.
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According to one 2019 study published in the journal Sleep, moms and dads can expect to experience some form of sleep deprivation for the first six years of their child's life.
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Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
The animals’ skulls are later surgically opened, electrodes are implanted into their brains, and researchers show them visual stimuli (images of faces, for example) to examine how the sensory deprivation or other visual manipulations affected their neurodevelopment.
—Marina Bolotnikova, Vox, 18 June 2025
Even as its economy grows inarguably larger, India will still face tremendous challenges of deprivation and grievance that could threaten the country’s social stability and national power.
—Ashley J. Tellis, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2025
The goal should be a sustainable, balanced relationship with food, not one based on deprivation.
—Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
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Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
The animals’ skulls are later surgically opened, electrodes are implanted into their brains, and researchers show them visual stimuli (images of faces, for example) to examine how the sensory deprivation or other visual manipulations affected their neurodevelopment.
—Marina Bolotnikova, Vox, 18 June 2025
Even as its economy grows inarguably larger, India will still face tremendous challenges of deprivation and grievance that could threaten the country’s social stability and national power.
—Ashley J. Tellis, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2025
The goal should be a sustainable, balanced relationship with food, not one based on deprivation.
—Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for deprivation
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“Deprivation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deprivation. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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deprivation
noun
de·pri·va·tion
ˌdep-rə-ˈvā-shən 
ˌdē-ˌprī-
ˌdē-ˌprī-
: the act or process of removing or the condition resulting from removal of something normally present and usually essential for mental or physical well-being
his nervous system may have been affected by early oxygen deprivation—Jack Fincher
Jack Finchersleep deprivation
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