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
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
This not seldom bereaves them of their Nose.
"Though of love your hate bereaves us "Yet the veil and cowl it leaves us, "We shall wear till life be o'er."
From The Tales Of The Heptameron, Vol. III. (of V.) by George Saintsbury
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
Butts, whose role as Independent Public Advocate was created following campaigns by Hillsborough families, said too many bereaved relatives still had to become campaigners, investigators and experts simply to uncover the truth.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
A civic group and bereaved families filed a complaint accusing members of the Shinsegae Group, which operates Starbucks Korea, of defaming and insulting the victims and relatives.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Bush, 48, was "entrusted by hundreds of bereaved families" but had "breached that trust on an almost industrial scale in a myriad of ways", Paxton said.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Bush, who ran Legacy Independent Funeral Directors in Hull, was trusted by bereaved families but mistreated them on an "almost industrial scale", Paxton said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
Her eyes were full of compassion, and Cholly remembered that he was the bereaved.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
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
The Greeks had the advantage in force but the Persians could block their passage, harass them or leave them bereft of food.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
In a later conversation, in July 2025, the peer described the No 10 operation as "beleaguered and bereft" and in need of a "complete revamp".
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
The trend underscores a Wild West internet landscape that is largely bereft of guardrails as false narratives erode digital trust.
From Barron's ● Apr. 11, 2026
I felt as bereft as I did the day we said goodbye to Mama and Papa.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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
Now, no phenomenon can strike more deeply or work more powerfully in human nature, stirring up the exploring activities of intellect and imagination, than the event of death, with its bereaving stroke and prophetic appeal.
From The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life by William Rounseville Alger
So sin is deceiving, Bewitching, bereaving; ’Twill pierce through the heart, and invite you to sing; ’Twill put on fair faces, To woo your embraces, But after you’ve grasp’d it, there follows a sting!
From Awd Isaac, The Steeple Chase, and other Poems With a glossary of the Yorkshire Dialect by John Castillo
There he our fancy of itself bereaving, Did make us marble with too much conceiving.
From The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb, 1796-1820 by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas
