bereave
verb (used with object)
to deprive and make desolate, especially by death (usually followed byof ).
has bereft
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present perfectof bereave (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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His Castle's down; and Diffidence, his wife, Brave Master Great-heart has bereft of life.
From Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 by John Bunyan
The King of England has bereft me of my earldom, but as this was done judicially, not out of personal ill-will, I blame him not.
From Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II by Charlotte Mary Yonge
"I think we had better go," said the doctor; "though God has bereft us of our own child, it will be pleasant for us to watch the happy faces of others."
From Phil, the Fiddler by Horatio Alger
When terror has bereft me, Of heart and hope, again, Lord! from my woe uplift me, In virtue of Thy pain.
From Paul Gerhardt's Spiritual Songs Translated by John Kelly by Paul Gerhardt
Well, that does not prevent us from believing that we have gained more than lost by the change; I except, of course, those whom fear has bereft of all liberty of judgment.
From Aesthetical Essays of Frederich Schiller by Friedrich Schiller
