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
I am afraid there is something wrong in these lines; the copyist seems to mean, that Torrent didn’t bereave the inhabitants of their worldly goods, their treasures; then we must write them for it.
From Torrent of Portyngale by Unknown
“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
It agitates and tears him, and perhaps almost bereaves him of the power of articulation.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 11, September, 1858 by Various
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 Hillyer, Robert
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
Red was the loudest colour in the huge crowds of bereaved wearing black.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
"Whenever I reflect upon the regret of all those who perished in the war and the grief of the bereaved families, my heart is filled with profound sorrow," Takaichi said in the address.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
From Robin’s experience, he thinks that “stories can make men do terrible things,” perhaps thinking of all those bereaved family members who were honor-bound to chase after him and get themselves killed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
He said the prime minister had "promised a group of bereaved parents" an announcement could be expected by the summer recess, which falls in mid-July.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
The Lord never sends you more than you can bear— That was an ancient Maycomb phrase employed by its fragile ladies who sat up with corpses, supposed to be profoundly comforting to the bereaved.
From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee
But the salaries and benefits offered by BAE draw workers from other professions, leaving the town bereft of mechanics, driving instructors and nurses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
In a later conversation, in July 2025, the peer described the No 10 operation as "beleaguered and bereft" and in need of a "complete revamp".
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
Beijing’s more measured assessment of reaching “a series of new common understandings” was also bereft of examples after a week of face-to-face meetings and months of preparation.
From Barron's ● May 15, 2026
That was understandable given how bereft the home fans would have been after the Bosnia defeat.
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2026
Liyana, feeling suddenly bereft without her friend, saw a crowd of tourists heading in there, so she turned and followed them, as if she were part of their group.
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
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
Would I have taken pleasure in bereaving thee of aught that was not hurtful?
From Clare Avery A Story of the Spanish Armada by Holt, Emily Sarah
For he shall shed my precious blood, Me of my life bereaving; All this I suffer for thy good; Be steadfast and believing.
From The Hymns of Martin Luther Set to their original melodies; with an English version by Bacon, Leonard Woolsey
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 Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir
