Example Sentences

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ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula said at a press briefing that Walus had "deprived South Africa of one of its greatest leaders".

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2024

Ibrahim Suwdan, who started fishing 40 years ago aged 10, said safety worries had deprived him of two weeks fishing - and income that would have helped get him through the winter.

From Reuters • Oct. 29, 2023

Erika Jerez, a deputy district attorney in 2017, conceded that “cumulative errors” had deprived Wilson of his constitutional right to a fair trial.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2021

Whitestone filed a motion to quash the indictments against Gonzalez in October, arguing that the commonwealth had deprived his client of a fair trial by failing to provide the exculpatory evidence.

From Washington Post • Nov. 13, 2020

In giving me my name, my parents had deprived the Angel of Death of his rightful due.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros