bereft

Example Sentences

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That was understandable given how bereft the home fans would have been after the Bosnia defeat.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 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

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

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

He thinks the krona’s strength is attributable to the debasement trade as historically it’s been a volatile currency, bereft of safe-haven characteristics.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 22, 2025

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