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
Tak it! or ye bereave us of the liberties of Jesus Christ and His kingdome.'
From Andrew Melville Famous Scots Series by William Morison
“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
Their departure bereaves us, but, all in all, it must be accounted a blessing.
From The Foot-path Way by Bradford Torrey
He contends that when one is not blamable for some calamity which bereaves him or strips him of his possessions, grief is unmanly, regret inexcusable.
From Claim Number One by George W. (George Washington) Ogden
"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
They then spent time with survivors, bereaved parents, and siblings of those who died.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
Ferguson makes reference to the report and said that "when you look at what happened, bereaved families and other families during the pandemic, guidance completely failed us during the pandemic".
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 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
Baby loss charities Sands and Tommy's are calling on the Welsh government to ensure bereaved parents are supported to contribute to the review of deaths.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
Her eyes were full of compassion, and Cholly remembered that he was the bereaved.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
When Poppy Russell died shortly after birth, her parents were left bereft.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 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
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
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
The blue girl’s ghost gathered itself and perched, bereft, upon the spearpoint-tip of the projecting finial, just an inch above her own still chest.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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
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
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
The stranger who had burst thus unexpectedly upon them like a visitant from another world, bereaving them for a few minutes of speech and motion, was evidently not a native of the land.
From Red Rooney The Last of the Crew by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
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