bereave

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

She only replied, that she received her royal character from the hands of the Almighty, and no earthly power was ever able to bereave her of it.

From The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part D. From Elizabeth to James I. by David Hume

“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

And yet in life there is an interim So dull that stagnant loneliness bereaves Beauty of tenderness, and hope deceives Until the eyes grow sceptical and dim.

From The Five Books of Youth by Robert Hillyer

But still we yield thee to no stranger's care; No unknown foe our tender love bereaves; Thou goest the angels' hallow'd bliss to share, A Father thy exalted soul receives!

From Poems by Matilda Betham

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

A cross-party motion asked the council to tell the ICB and local NHS trust that survivors and the bereaved remained a top priority, and to urge NHS England to confirm long-term funding.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

Jamie said NHS Lothian underestimated how difficult it could be for bereaved parents to navigate the complaints process.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

The government has committed to reform of the scheme that provides financial support for those injured or bereaved by vaccines.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 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

I, the absentminded bereaved, was free to stare peacefully out the window.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

When Poppy Russell died shortly after birth, her parents were left bereft.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Equally shattering is a cue surging through a long scene bereft of dialogue, where Alex discovers a tampered-with wine bottle and realizes that he is married to a spy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

The town has been left bereft - little wonder Scotland's First Minister John Swinney is due to visit this month, to hear the problems first-hand.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 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

“A snake,” I whispered, bereft of voice and breath.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya

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

Would I have taken pleasure in bereaving thee of aught that was not hurtful?

From Clare Avery A Story of the Spanish Armada by Emily Sarah Holt

He sees a solitary one, absolutely alone, without kith or kin dependent on him, and yet he toils on, "bereaving his soul of good" as unceasingly as when he first started in life.

From Old Groans and New Songs Being Meditations on the Book of Ecclesiastes by Frederick Charles Jennings

The sentiment we are wishing to inculcate will furnish us with consolation amidst adversities, and reconcile the spirit to bereaving dispensations.

From Female Scripture Biographies, Volume I by Francis Augustus Cox