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When Sajid arrived to drive home Pakistan’s position, England were bereft of answers.

From BBC

President Ramaphosa extended his “deep condolences”, adding that Pastor Ray's death "leaves our deeply spiritual nation bereft of a remarkable leader".

From BBC

When Pat dies suddenly, a bereft Angie finds herself in a situation that puts her at odds with Shing’s family, whose handling of their grief begins to look a lot like callous discrimination.

I was at Union Station when I encountered an elderly woman who looked a little bereft and in need of cheering up.

I missed the food from home, but I also found myself bereft of even the option of going out to a wide breadth of Asian restaurants.

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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