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Much like our Lord and Savior Rihanna, Met Gala standbys Blake Lively and husband/arm candy Ryan Reynolds failed to make an appearance at the 2019 event, depriving the masses of a swoon-worthy gown and some very cute PDA. — Julie Kosin, Harper's BAZAAR, "Blake Lively Missed the 2019 Met Gala and People Are Not Pleased," 7 May 2019 Prince George may be third in line for the throne of the United Kingdom, but that doesn't mean that he has been deprived of the hallmark normalcies of a run-of-the-mill childhood. — Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, "Prince George Officially Has a Nickname from His Friends at School," 16 Apr. 2019 We have been deprived of the representations that engage the realities of our lives. — Samhita Mukhopadhyay, Teen Vogue, ""Shrill," Starring Aidy Bryant, Is a Revolution for Fat Representation," 22 Mar. 2019 They were often deprived of sleep and monitored with cameras. — Summer Said, WSJ, "Saudi Arabia Accused of Torturing Women’s-Rights Activists in Widening Crackdown on Dissent," 20 Nov. 2018 Three days before the fatal crash, social service authorities in Washington state had opened an investigation apparently prompted by a neighbor's complaint that the children were being deprived of food. — Crimesider Staff, CBS News, "Hart family crash: Surveillance image reviewed as search widens for 3 missing kids," 4 Apr. 2018 This would deprive the board of the training division's insights and expertise, their report said. — Maxine Bernstein, OregonLive.com, "Report: Don't allow Portland cops involved in shootings to view video evidence before interview," 9 Feb. 2018 The lawsuit filed in 2015 argues that government officials have known for more than 50 years that carbon pollution from fossil fuels was causing climate change and that policies on oil and gas deprive the young people of life, liberty and property. — Phuong Le, The Seattle Times, "Young climate activists say their lawsuit should go to trial," 23 Oct. 2018 Critics argue that rebooting franchises with a black lead deprives people of color of their own original stories. — Jill Robi, Glamour, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer Is Coming Back With a Black Female Lead—and I'm Here for It," 27 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'deprive.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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'Deprived' vs. 'Depraved'
'Deprived' vs. 'Depraved'
Nobody wants to be either, but they're not the same.
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