the bereaved
noun
: a person or group of people suffering the death of a loved one
The minister tried to comfort the bereaved.
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The Japanese director has no shortage of ideas — chief among them the potential for advanced robotics to bring closure to the bereaved.
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
Eight years later, the bereaved Cannon family has returned to America and is living in the Albuquerque home of Larissa's mother Carmen (Veronica Falcón), now joined by 8-year-old Maud (Billie Roy), the child Larissa was carrying at the time of Katie's abduction.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 17 Apr. 2026
Returning from the dead, an aspiration devoutly to be wished by the living and the bereaved, permeates opera and theater.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
My thoughts go to the bereaved families and the injured.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 1 Jan. 2026
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
Eight years later, the bereaved Cannon family has returned to America and is living in the Albuquerque home of Larissa's mother Carmen (Veronica Falcón), now joined by 8-year-old Maud (Billie Roy), the child Larissa was carrying at the time of Katie's abduction.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 17 Apr. 2026
Returning from the dead, an aspiration devoutly to be wished by the living and the bereaved, permeates opera and theater.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
My thoughts go to the bereaved families and the injured.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 1 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for the bereaved
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“The bereaved.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20bereaved. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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