was depriving
- past progressive of deprive.
Example Sentences
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At times I also wondered if I was depriving myself of a great pleasure — enjoyment of food, as surely the more limited meals you can make as a vegan comes at some cost?
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2023
Mr. Pereira told Phillips about the challenges of working with a government that was depriving the agency of critical resources.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 18, 2022
But the lack of addresses was depriving those living in the slums a chance to get out of them.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 26, 2020
Specifically, he mentioned a 2008 Senate investigation into “dividend tax abuse” that found it was depriving the Treasury of $100 billion every year.
From New York Times ● Jan. 23, 2020
Such a procedure was depriving a defendant of all constitutional rights, and an effrontery to county jurisprudence, the enormity of which Hatfield could not ascribe to the power of even the wily, murderous revenuer.
From The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky by MacDonald, Everett
