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

Would you bereave her of the gratifications of opulence?

From Ormond, Volume II (of 3) or, The Secret Witness by Charles Brockden Brown

“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

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 Edward Payson Roe

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

My friend, your suspicion bereaves me of my senses.

From The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century by Eug?ne Sue

Amnesty's Nigeria director, Isa Sanusi, told BBC News on Saturday that the NGO had spoken to some of the bereaved families who said up to 50 people had died.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 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 royals will also join survivors, bereaved parents and other members of the community to mark the anniversary, who will share their personal reflections.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 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

As a member of the family, one of the bereaved, he was the object of a great deal of attention.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison

Think twice before you post on a parents' group Feeling anxious, bereft or excluded is normal, but those feelings don't always require action.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

Among the major problems is the lead performance of Mr. Pattinson, who gives us a greasy, erratic character bereft of the charm, smarm and rounded baritone that TV newsmen rely on.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 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

Last week’s men’s tournament at London’s Queen’s Club, an important warm-up for Wimbledon, was bereft of top-10 players.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026

I was tired suddenly of feeling so bereft, so unmoored by sadness.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez

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

All our joys are but toys! idle thoughts deceiving: None have power, of an hour, in their lives bereaving.

From A History of Elizabethan Literature by George Saintsbury

But the bereaving day renders a boy destitute of his contemporaries; he is ever dejected, and his cheeks are bedewed with tears.

From The Iliad of Homer (1873) by Theodore Alois Buckley

Sleep COME, Sleep, and with thy sweet deceiving     Lock me in delight awhile;     Let some pleasing dreams beguile     All my fancies; that from thence     I may feel an influence All my powers of care bereaving!

From Bulchevy's Book of English Verse by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch