bereave
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Half of our crew were locals, so we offered them to take time off to bereave should they choose to.
From Salon ● May 12, 2023
Yet, when discretion doth bereave The plaints that they should utter,Then thy discretion may perceive That silence is a suitor.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 10, 2012
Life after college can feel like a desperate and depressing limbo where recent grads bereave the loss of carefree times when they aren’t scouring Craigslist for employment.
From Washington Post
"Luther never intended to bereave the church of her mystery," says one Sammlung theologian.
From Time Magazine Archive
I hold it not a brotherly part to desire to bereave me of my two children at once.
From History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia by Charles Campbell
“It utterly bereaves me to pass on the news that I have been advised by my medical team here in the UK to cancel my upcoming USA book tour,” Moore wrote on Instagram.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2023
Queen Elizabeth II will be seated alone as she bereaves the death of her husband of 73 years, Prince Philip, at his funeral on Saturday.
From Fox News ● Apr. 16, 2021
The Greeks, who always had a reason for everything, ascribed the nameless dread, the sudden and unaccountable fear, which bereaves men of manhood and reason, to the presence of a god.
From His Sombre Rivals by Edward Payson Roe
In so far as he roves from these ends, a man bereaves himself of power, of auxiliaries.
From Varieties of Religious Experience, a Study in Human Nature by William James
Proudly he shews, with many a smile elate, The scrambling subjects of the private plate While Time their actions and their names bereaves, They grin for ever in the guarded leaves.
From Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance by Thomas Frognall Dibdin
The state governor, Angelo Ngot Mayar, sent his condolences to bereaved families and directed security agencies to evacuate the wounded.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
Retired civil servants and bereaved families have been left waiting months for pension payments, with some struggling to pay bills.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
"The Prime Minister extends his condolences to the bereaved families and prays for them to have the strength and patience to bear this irreparable loss," the statement said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
For the last three years, Ruth Mason has helped bereaved parents in south Wales to navigate their loss through a support group in Merthyr Tydfil.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
Of course, Sergeant Caputo didn’t see us as bereaved children going through the worst day of our tender young lives.
From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson
Think twice before you post on a parents' group Feeling anxious, bereft or excluded is normal, but those feelings don't always require action.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
But warmer oceans are also often bereft of the high-energy prey these juvenile salmon need for rapid growth when they reach the saltwater.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
It might be harsh to say England missed Stokes' captaincy, because the short-ball plan is a favourite of his, but the hosts certainly looked bereft of leaders, discipline and inspiration.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
But the salaries and benefits offered by BAE draw workers from other professions, leaving the town bereft of mechanics, driving instructors and nurses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
Perhaps that is why I felt so bereft when he died.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Even those who are still alive are forced to spend parts of their existence inadvertently bereaving the death of a life they were promised.
From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2025
Culkin, 39, pressed that the death of Dakota – whose nickname was Cody – hit everyone in their family differently and they all were "torn up inside" while bereaving the accident.
From Fox News ● Oct. 6, 2021
Bereave, bereft or bereaved, bereaving, bereft or bereaved.
From The Grammar of English Grammars by Goold Brown
The stranger who had burst thus unexpectedly upon them like a visitant from another world, bereaving them for a few minutes of speech and motion, was evidently not a native of the land.
From Red Rooney The Last of the Crew by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
But the bereaving day renders a boy destitute of his contemporaries; he is ever dejected, and his cheeks are bedewed with tears.
From The Iliad of Homer (1873) by Theodore Alois Buckley
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