Sentences with bereft
be·reft
B b - The place seemed to be utterly bereft of human life. [+ of]
- bereft of hope
- [Oscar] Pistorius's punishment for killing her [Reeva Steenkamp] that night is but a frippery when set against the burden that her bereft parents, June and Barry, must carry.
- The hosts had not lost in 12 home European games but looked shaky at the back and bereft of attacking ideas, inviting Stoke forward for further opportunities.
- They are bereft of their senses. He is bereft of all happiness.
- Illness bereaved them of their mother.
- The war bereaved them of their home.