: marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or of healthful environmental influences
culturally deprived children
sleep-deprived parents
Examples of deprived in a Sentence
The diet allows you to eat small amounts of your favorite foods, so you won't feel deprived.
a program to help deprived children
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In the last election, some of the most deprived areas of the country — based on factors like income, housing and health — voted for the Conservative Party for the first time.
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Josh Holder, New York Times, 24 June 2024
But what makes Seller’s story sing is his vivid recollection of a deprived childhood with demanding parents, his first job as a booking agent, and his coming out during the early days of the AIDS epidemic.
—Air Mail, 26 Apr. 2025
Participants who walked faster were more likely to be men, live in less deprived areas, have healthier lifestyles and weigh less.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2025
Kenyan Muslims remain among the most deprived groups in the country, and many feel marginalized and disconnected from the state and its power structures.
—Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens, Foreign Affairs, 27 July 2015
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Josh Holder, New York Times, 24 June 2024
But what makes Seller’s story sing is his vivid recollection of a deprived childhood with demanding parents, his first job as a booking agent, and his coming out during the early days of the AIDS epidemic.
—Air Mail, 26 Apr. 2025
Participants who walked faster were more likely to be men, live in less deprived areas, have healthier lifestyles and weigh less.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2025
Kenyan Muslims remain among the most deprived groups in the country, and many feel marginalized and disconnected from the state and its power structures.
—Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens, Foreign Affairs, 27 July 2015
See All Example Sentences for deprived
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“Deprived.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deprived. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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