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.
Examples of deprive of in a Sentence
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The boy was also deprived of sleep, isolated and threatened, according to the indictment.
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Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2024
Cut off from the mainland by miles of ocean, deprived of their phones, and unable to contact the crew that brought them there, the group must band together for survival.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 19 Mar. 2024
Adjust existing restrictions so that student-athletes preparing for the next stage in their careers are not unnecessarily deprived of the advice and counsel of agents and other competent professionals, but without professionalizing intercollegiate athletics.
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—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2024
There, he was subjected to electric shocks, beaten with a baton-like instrument, deprived of food and sleep, stripped naked, forcibly shaved, and threatened with dogs and death, the complaint read.
—Mallory Moench, TIME, 14 Apr. 2024
The ways that states across the country are denying bodily autonomy differ from the ways 20th-century Ireland did, and yet, all too frequently here, someone’s parent, sibling, or lover is deprived of life-saving or life-sustaining medical care, or forced to carry an unwanted pregnancy to term.
—Maggie Doherty, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2024
The Gazan authorities said that at least 13 patients had died as a result of the raid because they were deprived of medicine and treatment, or when their ventilators stopped working after the Israelis cut the electricity.
—Ameera Harouda, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2024
Now, the potential for using nitrogen hypoxia, in which a person breathes only nitrogen gas and is deprived of oxygen, gives Louisiana a new path forward, Muscarello said.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 29 Feb. 2024
As the brain is deprived of energy and essential nutrients, apathy, exhaustion and irritability ensue.
—Lauren Weber, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2024
Cut off from the mainland by miles of ocean, deprived of their phones, and unable to contact the crew that brought them there, the group must band together for survival.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 19 Mar. 2024
Adjust existing restrictions so that student-athletes preparing for the next stage in their careers are not unnecessarily deprived of the advice and counsel of agents and other competent professionals, but without professionalizing intercollegiate athletics.
10.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2024
There, he was subjected to electric shocks, beaten with a baton-like instrument, deprived of food and sleep, stripped naked, forcibly shaved, and threatened with dogs and death, the complaint read.
—Mallory Moench, TIME, 14 Apr. 2024
The ways that states across the country are denying bodily autonomy differ from the ways 20th-century Ireland did, and yet, all too frequently here, someone’s parent, sibling, or lover is deprived of life-saving or life-sustaining medical care, or forced to carry an unwanted pregnancy to term.
—Maggie Doherty, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2024
The Gazan authorities said that at least 13 patients had died as a result of the raid because they were deprived of medicine and treatment, or when their ventilators stopped working after the Israelis cut the electricity.
—Ameera Harouda, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2024
Now, the potential for using nitrogen hypoxia, in which a person breathes only nitrogen gas and is deprived of oxygen, gives Louisiana a new path forward, Muscarello said.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 29 Feb. 2024
As the brain is deprived of energy and essential nutrients, apathy, exhaustion and irritability ensue.
—Lauren Weber, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
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