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Privations is an English word. Below you'll find 4 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Privations in a sentence

Privations | Privation

Privations meaning

plural of privation

Using Privations

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of privation

Context around Privations

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Privations

  • In this selection, "privations" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, wartime and injuries stand out and add context to how "privations" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include of the privations that it and primarily wartime privations. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "privations" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with privations

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

These losses were due primarily wartime privations. (7 words)

The Bulgarian War Office stated that "losses during the retreat from sickness and privations were much greater than the figures they possess". (22 words)

Dutta has lived under the oppression of socialism in India and has a better perspective than the average American of the privations that it enforces on its people. (28 words)

Don Quixote's tendency to intervene violently in matters irrelevant to himself, and his habit of not paying debts, result in privations, injuries and humiliations (with Sancho often the victim). (30 words)

Dutta has lived under the oppression of socialism in India and has a better perspective than the average American of the privations that it enforces on its people. (28 words)

The Bulgarian War Office stated that "losses during the retreat from sickness and privations were much greater than the figures they possess". (22 words)

Example sentences (4)

Dutta has lived under the oppression of socialism in India and has a better perspective than the average American of the privations that it enforces on its people.

Don Quixote's tendency to intervene violently in matters irrelevant to himself, and his habit of not paying debts, result in privations, injuries and humiliations (with Sancho often the victim).

The Bulgarian War Office stated that "losses during the retreat from sickness and privations were much greater than the figures they possess".

These losses were due primarily wartime privations.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "privations" in a sentence?
An example: "Dutta has lived under the oppression of socialism in India and has a better perspective than the average American of the privations that it enforces on its people." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "privations" from authentic English texts.
What does "privations" mean?
Privations means: plural of privation
How many example sentences with "privations" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "privations", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.