Sentence examples for been divested of from inspiring English sources

Joe Patterson's Daily News, now owned by a real estate operator, has been divested of its old panache with no corresponding improvement in its character.

Had Stephen Joyce not lately been divested of his powers of obstruction, none of these events would have stood a chance.

When Donna had gone her way, neither of the pair was scratched; their clothing, too, was intact, except that Mrs. Roth had freakishly been divested of all her underwear.

In an age in which sex has been divested of most of its mystery (hard-core pornography is a website away and Mills & Boon has invested in a "raunchy" series), it may be that the "psychology of desire" is the only unknown territory to explore.

In the meantime around 5000 km of railway line have been divested, of which 2600 km are still unused today.

Even dumber, she said that the Photoshopping was a "desecration," which means she believes Trig had been "divested of her sacred character".

The bigger company has been divesting of some of its international operations at the same time that it is beefing up in India.

They're divested of all of their meaning.

Its patriarch was executed, and the church was divested of its extensive landholdings.

This is the travel of dismay – dismay means being divested of power or ability.

Watson wants to do the same; he wants Murdoch to be divested of his company.