bereft of

phrase

: not having (something that is needed, wanted, or expected)

They appear to be completely bereft of new ideas.

a man bereft of reason

Examples of bereft of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Perhaps the worker knew the kitchen handwash sink didn’t have any soap, just as the inspector found the juice bar handwash bereft of soap. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026

This formation process also means that brown dwarfs are cosmic loners, wandering the darkness of space alone, bereft of the light of a parent star. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 19 Oct. 2026

The cosmic pileup left behind three new galaxies, each bereft of dark matter, each left to struggle to form a new batch of stars. — Quanta Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026

The priest is the one of three male leaders left in a community otherwise bereft of its menfolk, who impose their will on the remaining women and children with varying degrees of kindness and responsibility. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for bereft of

• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove
• hereinabove