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
Had I but once transfixt thy froward breast, How would’st thou then——I staid not for the rest; But thus half angry to the boy replide: How would’st thou then my soul of sense bereave!
From Democritus Platonissans by More, Henry
“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
In so far as he roves from these ends, a man bereaves himself of power, of auxiliaries.
From Varieties of Religious Experience, a Study in Human Nature by James, William
The Greeks, who always had a reason for everything, ascribed the nameless dread, the sudden and unaccountable fear, which bereaves men of manhood and reason, to the presence of a god.
From His Sombre Rivals by Roe, Edward Payson
But a separation from our place, the close of a particular career of duty, shuts the book, bereaves us of this hope, and leaves us only to lament how little has been done.
From Transcendentalism in New England A History by Frothingham, Octavius Brooks
A Foreign Office spokesperson acknowledged the "bereaved families have endured a long and painful wait for answers" and said the latest update was "undoubtedly a source of further grief and frustration".
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
They said bereaved families were informed of the decision this morning after being contacted last week.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
“I think a bereaved parent’s greatest fear is that their child will be forgotten,” she said.
From Slate ● Jul. 19, 2026
"Whenever I reflect upon the regret of all those who perished in the war and the grief of the bereaved families, my heart is filled with profound sorrow," Takaichi said in the address.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
That my walk across London ended at the church on Clapham Common, and that a cowardly Briony limped back to the hospital, unable to confront her recently bereaved sister.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
Just two years ago, Naomi Osaka was struggling to understand why a sport that was "as simple as breathing to me" was leaving her bereft.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
Mo Goldman, an Arizona immigration attorney whose clients have often been bereft of their things, told Salon that not returning confiscated belongings has been a pattern in practice for a long time.
From Salon ● Mar. 4, 2026
Left bereft by defeat against Sweden in the final in Beijing four years ago, the Scottish quartet have come to dominate their sport since.
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2026
Its nascent industries, including chip development, high-end electronics, and green energy solutions are largely bereft of foreign capital and expertise.
From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026
To have to live without that single gift saddened him and left his imagination so bereft that he appeared dull even to the women who did not hate his mother.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
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
Adversities bereaving man's avails, They fly like feathers dallying in the wind: They rise like bubbles in a stormy rain, Swelling in words, and flying faith and deeds.
From A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 7 by Various
Dread consul, the continuance of their lives Shall egg on Sylla to a greater haste; And, in bereaving of their vital breath, Your grace shall force more fury from your foe.
From A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 7 by Various
My heart is frequently credulous, and is almost raised, by her bewitching eloquence, to the belief that, by bereaving her of friends and property, I confer on her a benefit.
From Jane Talbot by Brown, Charles Brockden
