How to Use bereft in a Sentence

bereft

adjective

• Of course, many of us are bereft of space for bonfires.
  — Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 8 Aug. 2019
• The very best time to go stargazing in the evenings around a New Moon when the night sky is bereft of moonlight.
  — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 30 Jan. 2022
• The South is generally bereft of very top schools, as is most of the West.
  — Richard Vedder, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2021
• Ono Wenner, a friend of Lennon’s, was bereft at the news of the music icon's 1980 murder.
  — Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2022
• In death, the sheikh had left him feeling as bereft as an orphan.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 4 July 2021
• The bereft vole will eagerly press the lever to reunite.
  — Florence Williams, The Atlantic, 1 Feb. 2022
• The area is bereft of banks or transportation to get to the west side of town, where most of the well-paying jobs are.
  — Lori Teresa Yearwood, The New Republic, 14 Mar. 2022
• If the Beast had tried dating online, Of true love he might still be bereft.
  — Washington Post, 13 May 2021
• One game would see the team create a plethora of scoring chances, while the next game was bereft of them.
  — Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Nov. 2020
• But the task of caring for bereft children is just as daunting.
  — Salwan Georges, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2023
• In it, Levy moves beyond Schitt’s Creeks’ theatre of the absurd and deep into the shadows of the bereft.
  — Jason Sheeler, Peoplemag, 13 Jan. 2024
• That does not mean the game wasn’t bereft of Brady’s fourth-quarter legerdemain.
  — Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2022
• With Desus & Mero dead & buried, Showtime has been bereft of late-night content.
  — Vulture, 21 Sep. 2022
• This is one of those endings that leaves you feeling a little bereft.
  — Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 22 May 2024
• The 23-year-old had died suddenly, leaving staff and the public bereft.
  — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Sep. 2023
• The Rockets are simply too young and too bereft of talent to compete at the moment.
  — Michael Shapiro, Chron, 15 Jan. 2023
• In the Sport's case, basic doesn't mean totally bereft, though.
  — Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 15 Mar. 2023
• That’s part of the human condition: to feel bereft from the currents rushing around us.
  — New York Times, 20 Aug. 2021
• The bread was stiff and underdressed, the batter on the fried shrimp and catfish seemingly bereft of spice.
  — Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2017
• Dan Volpe fought for nearly a year to win final approval to open a pot shop in the bud-bereft town of Winter Park.
  — Jason Blevins, The Denver Post, 16 June 2017
• Some lots and garages, those that are bereft, that have fallen into the ruin, have the look of cemeteries.
  — Adali Schell, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2022
• In fact, the four stalls and sinks that comprise The John Waters Restrooms are utterly bereft of bad taste.
  — Mary Carole McCauley, baltimoresun.com, 28 Oct. 2021
• And its absence will cause many to feel genuinely bereft.
  — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2020
• The region is nearly bereft of natural fresh streams and rivers.
  — Washington Post, 30 July 2021
• And now, for the first time in its 86-year history, Gunstock is bereft of a management team.
  — Bill Donahue, BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2022
• At the time, store shelves across the five boroughs were already bereft of disinfectants.
  — Eve Sneider, Wired, 20 Aug. 2020
• The volunteers would rather serve a bereft 89-year-old than a 66-year-old software engineer who just doesn’t want to take the time.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Mar. 2021
• That’s not to say that September 2022 has been bereft of notable titles.
  — Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Sep. 2022
• Men attempt to console the bereft widower, gently stroking his forehead.
  — Abeer Salman, CNN, 13 Aug. 2024
• When Hayes died in January at 98, the show's executive producer Ken Corday was bereft.
  — Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 12 July 2024

Last Updated: 19 Dec 2024