bereaved person
Example Sentences
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He also advised people not to ask a bereaved person if they want help as they may be already inundated with questions.
From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2023
Overfed: I can’t imagine how the concept of bringing food to a bereaved person has escaped you.
From Washington Post ● May 28, 2022
Saying you’re sorry, and then never mentioning the death again is not a good idea, unless the bereaved person has asked you expressly to do this.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 15, 2017
Whether this was a real phenomenon or a psychic one was, as any bereaved person will agree, besides the point.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2013
Perhaps it is better than any other word of sympathy, although all who can should write to a bereaved person.
From Manners and Social Usages by Mrs. John M. E. W. Sherwood
