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bereave

[bih-reev] / bɪˈriv /


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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

It is permitted to give us a field to redeem it— "to transmute, bereave Of an ill influence, and a good receive."

From Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. by Margaret Fuller

“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

Science bereaves Nature of her dread and fearsomeness, it breaks the spell which the ignorance and credulity of men have cast upon her.

From The Last Harvest by John Burroughs

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

"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

This supported the version of events put forward by bereaved family members of some who those were killed.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 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

For the last three years, Ruth Mason has helped bereaved parents in south Wales to navigate their loss through a support group in Merthyr Tydfil.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

May I,.. say a word to you, the members of the bereaved families?

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry

Her director, who seems preoccupied with grass and trees and skies at the expense of people, has made a film almost completely bereft of wit, which is like a Star Wars movie without laser guns.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

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

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 only knew that Hamlet’s absence left me bereft and confused.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

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

Flower in particular she followed round so constantly and persistently that the young girl began to wonder if Mrs. Cameron seriously and really intended to punish her, by now bereaving her of her senses.

From Polly A New-Fashioned Girl by L. T. Meade

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


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