How to Use deprivation in a Sentence

deprivation

noun

• She is studying the effects of sleep deprivation.
• She eventually overcame the deprivations of her childhood.
• If convicted of deprivation of rights, the men could face up to life in prison on those two counts alone.
  — Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 13 Sep. 2023
• But the way that there's been mass arrests, there's been a real deprivation of due process, like that's got to end.
  — Hunter Woodall, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2024
• Months of deprivation had sapped people’s wills to fight on.
  — Ivan Nechepurenko Nanna Heitmann, New York Times, 27 Sep. 2023
• Hayes watched in awe as his children — three sons and three daughters, ages 7 to 17 — didn't seem to notice the deprivations.
  — Nancy Kruh, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2023
• Nighttime fears can lead to sleep deprivation, of course.
  — Daryl Austin, Parents, 26 Jan. 2024
• Chill out in a sensory-deprivation float tank at Float Factor to slow your heart rate a bit.
  — Kathryn Romeyn, Men's Health, 30 Nov. 2022
• Strict deprivation, on the other hand, leads only to despair and binges.
  — Lucy Alexander, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2023
• Shaw then pleaded guilty to two counts of deprivation of rights under color of law as part of a plea agreement.
  — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2023
• Until recently, the record holder for sleep deprivation was the African elephant, some of which can get by with about two hours of sleep a day.
  — Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 28 Aug. 2023
• The jury deadlocked on the charge of deprivation of civil rights under color of law.
  — Camilo Fonseca, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Dec. 2022
• Most of the other people portrayed in the film are impelled by fear, deprivation and love of family.
  — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2023
• He was convicted of three counts of deprivation of rights under color of law.
  — Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2023
• While Hartwell’s lawsuit cited 20-hour workdays, sleep deprivation and a lack of food and water, Coelen says the pods have never been open for more than 16 hours a day.
  — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 27 Sep. 2023
• He has been charged with deprivation of rights under color of law and obstruction of justice.
  — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 22 Sep. 2023
• At a cost of $350 million, Cameron practices his own form of brainwashing deprivation.
  — Armond White, National Review, 21 Dec. 2022
• Try and take a really fast nap to make up for just my inevitable and continual sleep deprivation.
  — Lisa Liebman, Glamour, 8 Nov. 2022
• Since nightmares can also cause sleep deprivation, they are linked to heart disease and obesity as well.
  — Kristen Rogers, CNN, 14 Apr. 2023
• The list of possible culprits and vague signs, made hazier by brutal sleep deprivation, can sometimes feel endless.
  — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 24 Jan. 2024
• Get seven to eight hours of sleep: Sleep deprivation slows your metabolic rate and increases your craving for sweets.
  — Nicole Blades, Women's Health, 13 Apr. 2023
• At age six, Ethan's tenure of deprivation ended and a rich life of loving care started with Julie, his adoring adoptive mother.
  — Marc D. Hauser, TIME, 3 Apr. 2024
• In the basement, there’s also a sensory deprivation tank, multiple wine rooms, and a swanky movie theater.
  — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 9 May 2023
• There is plenty to inspire hope amid this picture of Western deprivation.
  — Alexander Smith, NBC News, 9 Dec. 2022
• Float therapy involves what’s referred to as a sensory deprivation tank that’s filled with about a foot of water and Epsom salt.
  — Parker Diakite, Essence, 5 July 2023
• Sleep deprivation can have a wide range of health effects, spanning from diminished focus to heart attacks.
  — Jackie Appel, Popular Mechanics, 21 Aug. 2023
• There are huge hormonal shifts going on, there is sleep deprivation and pressure to breastfeed.
  — Liz Hammond, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2023
• Anderson pleaded guilty in July to one count of deprivation of civil rights.
  — CBS News, 29 Nov. 2023
• And this area — once known for deprivation, drugs and crime — Sheridan claimed was to be the focus of his next feature, a semi-autobiographical film about his teenage years.
  — Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2023
• This is, in part, because of sleep deprivation—at one point, Helen weeps at the sight of a river flowing, her tiredness deciding for her—and also because that’s what the presence of a very young baby does.
  — Audrey Wollen, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024