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

Markets elsewhere, bereft of megacap tech buoyancy, failed to keep pace.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

It seems that stuffing AI models with every scrap of knowledge leaves them spiritually bereft.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 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

He felt strangely bereft when she sat far from him at the table.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie