deprive
verb (used with object)
to remove or withhold something from the enjoyment or possession of (a person or persons).
have been depriving
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present perfect progressiveof deprive.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Iranian officials have worried for years that other nations have been depriving them of one of their vital water sources.
From New York Times ● Aug. 28, 2022
I declare, Mr. Fleet, I have been depriving myself of a good deal of pleasure.
From Barriers Burned Away by Edward Payson Roe
If the French Canadians had refused to come in under the Act of Union, they would have been depriving themselves of any share whatever in the government of their country.
From The Winning of Popular Government A Chronicle of the Union of 1841 by Archibald MacMechan
"Perhaps papa spoke for us both," she thought, "and I have been depriving myself of a pleasure also, for he certainly interests while most men only weary me."
From Barriers Burned Away by Edward Payson Roe
