deprive of
phrasal verb
deprived of; depriving of; deprives of
: to take (something) away from (someone or something) : to not allow (someone or something) to have or keep (something)
The change in her status deprived her of access to classified information.
The new environmental law will deprive some fishermen of their livelihood.
They're depriving him of a chance to succeed.
—often used as (be) deprived ofThe children are being deprived of a good education.
The study is examining what happens to people when they are deprived of sleep.
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His sloped shoulders suggested bodily power that was sleepy and sly; his large head and dark, badly cut hair amplified the weight and solidity of him, but his lips were sensitive and a little slack, as if yearning for something he’d been long deprived of.
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Mary Gaitskill, New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2026
In interviews with child advocates, the children described physical abuse, severe neglect, being deprived of food and repeatedly hit with belts and cords, prosecutors said.
—Timia Cobb
breaking News Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
On that occasion, deprived of racing in the Olympics but not of his morality, Vladyslav Heraskevych personified the exact principles the Olympic movement pretends to defend.
—Ihor N. Stelmach, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2026
We have been deprived of even the most essential toiletries.
—Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
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Mary Gaitskill, New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2026
In interviews with child advocates, the children described physical abuse, severe neglect, being deprived of food and repeatedly hit with belts and cords, prosecutors said.
—Timia Cobb
breaking News Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
On that occasion, deprived of racing in the Olympics but not of his morality, Vladyslav Heraskevych personified the exact principles the Olympic movement pretends to defend.
—Ihor N. Stelmach, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2026
We have been deprived of even the most essential toiletries.
—Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for deprive of
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“Deprive of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deprive%20of. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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