Examples of bereavement in a Sentence
The following May, my wife and I flew to London for my father's funeral. Pam, determined to wrangle us an upgrade to business class on the strength of my bereavement, gave the British Airways ticketing clerk two passports and a sob story.
—
John Haney, Gourmet, January 2003
In the sections of her book that should prove an enduring contribution to the literature of grief, Ms. Gilbert recounts her free fall into widowhood, starting with that modern rite of bereavement, the erasing of the answering-machine message.
—James S. Kunen, New York Times Book Review, 19 Mar. 1995
In any case, sadness and loss of interest and drive during periods of bereavement are expected and normal. If Mozart had not been upset by his parents' deaths, his wife's illnesses, and his separations from her, he would be less than human.
—William A. Frosch, Musical Quarterly, 1990
a period of grief after bereavement
people who have recently suffered bereavements
John Haney, Gourmet, January 2003
In the sections of her book that should prove an enduring contribution to the literature of grief, Ms. Gilbert recounts her free fall into widowhood, starting with that modern rite of bereavement, the erasing of the answering-machine message.
—James S. Kunen, New York Times Book Review, 19 Mar. 1995
In any case, sadness and loss of interest and drive during periods of bereavement are expected and normal. If Mozart had not been upset by his parents' deaths, his wife's illnesses, and his separations from her, he would be less than human.
—William A. Frosch, Musical Quarterly, 1990
a period of grief after bereavement
people who have recently suffered bereavements
Recent Examples on the Web
My bereavement time will not affect this colleague’s work, my work or anyone else’s.
—Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2026
By the time Frownland was finally completed, Ronald and Mary had started dating and gotten married, and everyone in their lives stopped asking about the status of the project in the way that people might avoid bringing up a recent bereavement.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2026
About 95% of workers say bereavement benefits are valuable, but fewer employers plan to expand that support this year.
—Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026
Grieving support The Georgia House Public and Community Health Committee advanced a plan aimed at putting perinatal bereavement devices in every hospital in the state.
—Adam Beam, AJC.com, 26 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for bereavement
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2026
By the time Frownland was finally completed, Ronald and Mary had started dating and gotten married, and everyone in their lives stopped asking about the status of the project in the way that people might avoid bringing up a recent bereavement.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2026
About 95% of workers say bereavement benefits are valuable, but fewer employers plan to expand that support this year.
—Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026
Grieving support The Georgia House Public and Community Health Committee advanced a plan aimed at putting perinatal bereavement devices in every hospital in the state.
—Adam Beam, AJC.com, 26 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for bereavement
Cite this Entry
“Bereavement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bereavement. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
Copy CitationKids Definition
bereavement
noun
be·reave·ment
bi-ˈrēv-mənt 
: the state or fact of being bereaved
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
