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

Aug. 2nd, veteri stilo, the nyght following, my terrible dream that Mr. Kelly wold by force bereave me of my bokes, toward daybreak.

From The Private Diary of Dr. John Dee And the Catalog of His Library of Manuscripts by John Dee

“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

First of his Wit, then of his Wealth bereaves him; And when she has got all she can, she leaves him.

From The London-Bawd: With Her Character and Life Discovering the Various and Subtle Intrigues of Lewd Women by Anonymous

What though of gilded baubles he bereaves us, Dear to the heart of youth, to manhood's prime, Think of the calm he brings, the wealth he leaves us, The hoarded spoils, the legacies of time!

From Life of Oliver Wendell Holmes by E. E. Brown

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

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 government has committed to reform of the scheme that provides financial support for those injured or bereaved by vaccines.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 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

The government said it had "committed to ensuring every bereaved parent and family has access to high-quality, consistent and compassionate care".

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Not only am I unemployed and homeless, but I also have a pregnant woman, bereaved dog, elephant, and eleven horses to take care of.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

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

Equally shattering is a cue surging through a long scene bereft of dialogue, where Alex discovers a tampered-with wine bottle and realizes that he is married to a spy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

The town has been left bereft - little wonder Scotland's First Minister John Swinney is due to visit this month, to hear the problems first-hand.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 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

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

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

The sentiment we are wishing to inculcate will furnish us with consolation amidst adversities, and reconcile the spirit to bereaving dispensations.

From Female Scripture Biographies, Volume I by Francis Augustus Cox

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