During the earlier years of the survey he had many difficulties to surmount and privations to undergo, but the work was carried on with great tact and energy, and he spared no pains to make his reports trustworthy.
He felt himself too old to undergo theprivations of the siege of Paris, and retired with his family to Britanny, whence he was summoned by M.
Brethren, I hope that you will bear patiently the privations that you are called to endure; the Lord will deliver you in His own due time.
They literally "dwelt in the midst of alarms," yet their steady courage in facing perils, and their endurance of privations when unavoidable, were worthy of admiration.
Hitherto, in the midst of privations the most severely painful, as well as of the most difficult labors, they had evinced an inexhaustible patience, but at length violent murmurs arose.
Not one but ought to wear a crown of gold, If crowns were made for men who do their best Amid privations cast and manifold That unborn generations may be blest.
But it is related by those who experienced the privations incident to the first year or two of white settlement, that the children were sometimes hungry for bread, especially during the first winter at Alki.
This is sufficient testimony as to the character and integrity of the men who, like Van Asselt, faced the privations and dangers of the Western Trail to find homes for themselves on the Pacific Coast.
There were shifts and privations to put up with; there were stormy days when life seemed a hurricane of words and tears.
Owing to the privations and exposure of his early manhood, too, it is possible that he was never in reality the strong man he looked.
The whole seemed to be mingled throughout with the recollections of father, mother, brother, and all the trials and privations through which he had made his way into life.
Never have the hardships of the camp, the march, the field, and the trenches, and the merciless privations of imprisonment been more heroically endured.
He had a strong frame and a wonderfully persistent vitality, was free from many European diseases, and could withstand privations with wonderful light-heartedness.
I like a garden," he wrote, "but paradise will make amends for all our privations and sorrows here.
Quadrupeds, both domestic and wild, bear the privations and discomforts of long voyages better than would be supposed.
Had she not got a Longfellow of her very own, and did not that unexpected pleasure make up for a thousand privations and discomforts?
All his privations you have shared for instance, you went with him and lived for years in a poky little lodging, and denied yourself every single luxury.
How inglorious and how cowardly, to add to such a load of misery, by unnecessary privations and reproaches!
This brought the High Sheriff to the gaol, and Mr. Finnerty was partially relieved from the privations of which he had complained.
The rare literary skill shown in the account of Kane's expedition has charmed millions of readers with its graphic account of the labors, hardships, and privations of Kane and his men.
In the Crimea itself there was not half the mortality in the tents, horrible as were the sufferings and privations of the men there.
Privations are then the more painful, because desires and even wants are rendered more poignant by the ostentatious display of every object which might satisfy them.
The danger of battles, the weight of fatigues, and the participation of privations and hardships, no longer form the tie of common interest, by which they were once united.
The defeats and difficulties he encountered but served to brace him to further efforts, and he seemed to forget all his privations and his poverty in the aim of his glorious pursuit.
I thought that mere bodily privations and sufferings could never seriously affect me, and that, with the freedom of my own thoughts unfettered, no real slavery could oppress me.
Privations and inflictions must be its natural, habitual products, with ever and anon, terror, torture, and despair let loose to do their worst upon the helpless victims.
True, privations and inflictions may be carried to such an extent as to occasion a fearful diminishment of population.
The history of the human race shows, that greatprivations and much suffering may be experienced, without materially checking the rapid increase of population.
But the fact that such an effect is not produced, does not prove that the slaves do not experience great privations and severe inflictions.
It is for the interest of the master to make an example of him, by the greatest privations and inflictions.
Any hardships and privations are a hundred times compensated for by the sympathy and appreciation of our Queen, and your Majesty's message will do more to restore both officers and men than anything else.
Hardships and privations were endured by the little force with really amazing pluck.
The garrison of Ladysmith for four months held the position against every attack with complete success, and endured its privations with admirable fortitude.
Such is the situation of Hungary, which has lost everything, and which suffers the most atrocious privations and the most cruel pangs of hunger.
Her privations during the War, and immediately after, surpassed all expectations.
It is said that practically all the new-born in recent years, partly through the privations of the mothers and partly from the lack of milk, are tuberculous.
Many repaired to them from distant parts, some for instruction, others to join the fraternity; and as their numbers increased, their privations increased also.
Time passed on, and none who witnessed the privations which the monks of Skelldale endured, could have pictured to themselves the future greatness of their monastery.
At length the privations of the monks of Skelldale ceased, as also the necessity for labour.
Yesterday the 'Times' ventured on an article against Raglan as the cause of the disorder and confusion and consequent privations which prevail in the army.
Here they must endure excessive labor, fatigue, and exposure to inclement seasons; here innumerable perils and privations await them; here they are exposed to alarms from wild beasts and from Indians.
The colonists, filled with alarm, became impatient to escape from a scene of so many privations and so much danger.
With my brethren I have had many trials to endure, some privations to bear, some perils to encounter, but I have never for an hour regretted my early decision to give myself to Christ's work among the heathen.
For all the privations he endured, the soldier had no other recompense than the doubtful chance either of plunder or promotion, in both of which he was often disappointed.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "privations" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
