deprive
verb (used with object)
to remove or withhold something from the enjoyment or possession of (a person or persons).
was depriving
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past progressiveof deprive.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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For one thing, I was depriving myself of the pleasures of my mother’s cooking.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 18, 2019
Edinburgh publication The List described the decision as "a sham" and claimed that the presence of big-name comics such as McIntyre was depriving less high-profile fringe acts of audiences.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 29, 2012
Merrell executives had been insisting that “I was depriving people of this thing,” she said in the recent interview.
From New York Times ● Sep. 14, 2010
Monserrate, of Queens, apologized for any discredit his conduct brought to the Senate, but he said Tuesday's vote was depriving voters of their right to choose a representative.
From Salon ● Feb. 10, 2010
"This was depriving all the country folks of what they lived on."
From The French Revolution - Volume 3 by John Durand
