bereft of
idiom
: not having (something that is needed, wanted, or expected)
They appear to be completely bereft of new ideas.
a man bereft of reason
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In addition to the water issues, the handwash sink was bereft of soap, paper towels or any mechanical hot air blower.
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Blue Moon is the other side of the idiosyncratic-artist coin, examining not the airy start of something major but a man bereft of his best collaborator.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
That's the kind of production Sacramento can reasonably expect, although questions abound about his fit on a roster bereft of defenders.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Yerevan now found itself in a hopeless situation, bereft of any real allies, its military in tatters, and an increasingly bitter Armenian public.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2025
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Blue Moon is the other side of the idiosyncratic-artist coin, examining not the airy start of something major but a man bereft of his best collaborator.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
That's the kind of production Sacramento can reasonably expect, although questions abound about his fit on a roster bereft of defenders.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Yerevan now found itself in a hopeless situation, bereft of any real allies, its military in tatters, and an increasingly bitter Armenian public.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2025
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“Bereft of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bereft%20of. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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