Example sentences for: depriving

How can you use “depriving” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • They were always moving about, depriving him of a proper home--and always resolute.

  • Here are a few of the methods of child-restraint practiced by our forefathers and foremothers--many of whom were patriotic, religious, and of high moral character: swaddling their children, depriving them of food (it was thought to keep babies quiet), tying them to chairs, and beating them severely.

  • In 1587 a squadron of British ships commanded by Francis Drake attacked the Algarve (now a “legitimate target” as Spanish territory) and sacked Sagres, thus depriving the world of the relics of Henry the Navigator.

  • The president often skirts the law by appointing "acting" officials who "act" for years (such as Lee), depriving the Senate of its constitutional right to approve appointments.

  • is the role that technology and the media play in these productions as existential villains, depriving people of their 'real lives.


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