How to Use deprive of in a Sentence

deprive of

verb
  • By failing to do this, many farmers were deprived of their land.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Mar. 2026
  • So, they are deprived of means of their influence.
    — CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
  • But, mostly, city dwellers are deprived of the true glories of the season.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
  • He was also tied up, placed in a dog cage and was often punished by being deprived of food.
    — Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
  • We were deprived of what every human longs for—a chance to love honestly with mind, body and soul.
    — Donna Lamb, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The fact is, the galaxy would feel like an emptier place deprived of any of those octaves, let alone all four of them.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 7 June 2026
  • Much like any other organ, the brain declines in function when deprived of oxygen.
    — Brad Stulberg, Outside, 26 Mar. 2026
  • James' brain was deprived of oxygen and arrived at the hospital brain dead, per the siblings.
    — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Too often, many voters are deprived of meaningful choice at the ballot.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Deborah was deprived of it throughout her career.
    — Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 29 May 2026
  • Therefore, viewers were deprived of enjoying 37 more days of her singing.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Heliconois hecale also maintained body mass and muscle function for longer — even when deprived of pollen.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 19 June 2026
  • Because of the bullets that pierced his mother, he was deprived of blood and oxygen for critical minutes just prior to his birth.
    — Charlotte Observer, 22 June 2026
  • Shailin’s relatives in Iran—largely deprived of a voice themselves—told her to publicize their plight.
    — Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
  • If Iran is deprived of its oil revenue, the currency crisis and inflation will become even worse.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 14 Mar. 2026
  • In our new America, reporters were being deprived of their liberty and activists of their lives.
    — Daniel Brook, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Oliver believes that girls are deprived of all of that the second a biological male is allowed in their spaces, and in their sports.
    — Patricia Babcock McGraw Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2026
  • Unfortunately, we were deprived of all those fake idols getting played because players kept leaving the game with fakes in their pockets, socks, and bags.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026
  • More than eight million children are out of school—an entire generation deprived of education.
    — Janine Di Giovanni, Vanity Fair, 25 June 2026
  • Harry couldn't see that choosing to stop being a working royal would inevitably mean being deprived of his royal residence.
    — Emma Banks, InStyle, 29 May 2026
  • Harry couldn't see that choosing to stop being a working royal would inevitably mean being deprived of his royal residence.
    — Emma Banks, InStyle, 7 Apr. 2026
  • By watching every moment of his famous subjects frolicking around the studio, we’d all be deprived of the chance to cherish the best seconds of it.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 17 May 2026
  • Everton fans have been deprived of Saturday home games; their last coming three months ago against Arsenal.
    — Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2026
  • The simple concept of three women sharing a unified bill on the road, in fact, was something they were deprived of for most of their careers within the indie-rock scene.
    — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2026
  • In his arguments in front of the appellate court, Skinner’s attorney claimed his client was deprived of his rights on a number of issues.
    — Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Hung is aware of critics who argue that children placed in a university setting are deprived of a traditional childhood.
    — Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 29 June 2026
  • We were also deprived of Ebra’s complete presentation of the Beef franchise concept.
    — Jen Chaney, Vulture, 26 June 2026
  • Students should not be deprived of a quality education because of their ZIP code.
    — Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026
  • Students are deprived of food, dropped on unfamiliar land, and subjected to psychological hardship to prepare them for the worst of war.
    — Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 19 Mar. 2026
  • The method of nitrogen hypoxia requires prisoners to breathe in the gas through an industrial-grade mask while strapped to a gurney and being deprived of oxygen.
    — Abigail Brooks, NBC news, 12 June 2026

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