How to use "privation" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "privation" in popular movie and book plots

  • But the privation she has suffered proved fatal to the mother and tiny May is left an orphan.  - The Best Man Wins (1910 film)
  • Sometime later, in 1898, a severe blizzard has swept the frontier, bringing privation to the town of Snow Hill.  - The Great Silence
  • The ordinary populace leads the life of privation and misery.  - Prisoners of Power

Meaning of "privation" in English

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Meaning of "privation" in Hindi

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