bereave

Example Sentences

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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

Hence, her stratagems to undermine the reputation of my protector, and to bereave him of domestic comfort, were subtle and profound.

From Ormond, Volume III (of 3) or, The Secret Witness by Brown, Charles Brockden