bereft
Example Sentences
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"England just look like a team bereft of confidence at the minute," he told Rugby Union Weekly.
From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026
“If the European companies, European buyers suddenly decide to reorient themselves and guarantee us consistent and long-term cooperation, bereft of political overtones—please. We never refused, we’re ready to work with Europeans,“ he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026
Markets elsewhere, bereft of megacap tech buoyancy, failed to keep pace.
From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026
Ask any MTV fans still bereft over its exaggerated demise how the latest season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” can still be airing on, yes, MTV.
From Salon • Jan. 21, 2026
An onlooker, not understanding the situation, would have wondered at the strange intensity of the two; an onlooker might have believed for a moment that they were man and boy suddenly bereft of their reason.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
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