How to Use bereavement in a Sentence
bereavement
noun-
RHP Buck Farmer was placed on the bereavement list. ...
— Gary Schatz, ajc, 17 Aug. 2022 -
The team has 10 men on the IL and one, reliever Matt Wisler, on the bereavement list.
— Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 May 2021 -
In the end, the bereavement exclusion was removed from the DSM-5.
— Perri Klass, Harper's Magazine, 25 May 2021 -
There is no federal law that grants paid bereavement leave, not even for the death of a spouse or a child.
— Katy Kelleher, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020 -
And 58% plan to do the same for miscarriage bereavement.
— Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2023 -
The city doesn’t track why staff request bereavement leave.
— oregonlive, 3 July 2020 -
The typical bereavement leave in the US is only three days.
— Lauren Krouse, SELF, 23 Feb. 2023 -
The first of six Monday evening bereavement classes will be held April 16.
— Maria Shine Stewart, cleveland.com, 16 Mar. 2018 -
The friend remained the closest of friends with my husband until the end, and has been nothing but kind to me in my bereavement.
— New York Times, 1 Mar. 2022 -
Players placed on the bereavement list must miss at least three games but can not miss any more than seven.
— Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle, 11 July 2018 -
In bereavement, those are the people with prolonged grief.
— Katherine Harmon Courage, Scientific American, 19 May 2021 -
Davis reaches out from his bereavement, though not for sex.
— Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2016 -
Others are full of sullen rage at the injustice of their bereavement.
— Jessica Kiang, Variety, 10 Sep. 2021 -
There is just the deep sense of loss, horror, bereavement and finally, shock.
— Janine Di Giovanni, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2017 -
Lindblom, staked to that quick 2-0 lead, faced one over the minimum through the first five innings in his first start back from the bereavement list.
— Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2020 -
Vázquez was reinstated from the bereavement list and was behind the plate.
— Ken Powtak, ajc, 15 Aug. 2021 -
LH John Means came off the bereavement list and was headed back to Baltimore.
— Rob Maaddi, Star Tribune, 11 Aug. 2020 -
Graham Ashcraft returned from the bereavement list to fill the final roster spot.
— Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 1 May 2023 -
The Marlins placed right-hander David Phelps on the bereavement list after a death in the family.
— Tim Healey, Sun-Sentinel.com, 24 May 2017 -
Again, lend an ear, but don’t try to impose limits on their bereavement.
— Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 13 Mar. 2024 -
On May 24, Kelly was put on the bereavement list for reasons that were undisclosed.
— Houston Mitchell, latimes.com, 3 June 2019 -
Sox outfielder Hunter Renfroe is also away from the team, placed on the bereavement list.
— BostonGlobe.com, 28 Aug. 2021 -
But he was placed on the bereavement list immediately and flew home to bury his son.
— Matt Calkins, The Seattle Times, 18 June 2017 -
Now there's talking about more than just bereavement leave.
— Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2021 -
More: Cincinnati Reds 2018: Amir Garrett placed on the bereavement list.
— John Fay, Cincinnati.com, 3 May 2018 -
Barrero was away from Double-A Chattanooga for about a week on bereavement leave.
— Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 30 May 2021 -
Schebler was placed on the bereavement list Thursday, but players must miss a minimum of three days.
— Bobby Nightengale, Cincinnati.com, 23 June 2018 -
The ethical task, then, in grief today is to overcome this idea, and to make room for people to be open about their bereavement.
— Cody Delistraty, TIME, 1 July 2024 -
Brasier, who returned to the Sox from bereavement leave on Monday, then came on for a scoreless ninth to record his first save since April 21.
— Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 17 June 2019 -
One of the biggest shocks for me was bereavement leave, where the median is only five days according to a 2024 study, and this only applies to a close family death.
— Elizabeth Endicott, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024
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