the bereaved
noun
: a person or group of people suffering the death of a loved one
The minister tried to comfort the bereaved.
Examples of the bereaved in a Sentence
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The funeral will be held after consulting with the bereaved family.
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Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
Parts of the community will want to move on, and particularly people like the bereaved will not.
—Rob Reddick, WIRED, 28 Feb. 2024
The lifestyle blogger and husband David Walker were joined by family and friends at the event this weekend, with the bereaved mom opening up about the experience on her blog's Instagram Story on Sunday.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 26 Feb. 2024
In this letter, the bereaved can express their gratitude for the time spent together, acknowledging the love, support and memories shared.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
The Seoul city government has been consistently making sincere efforts to help and stand by the bereaved families throughout the year.
—Charlie Campbell, TIME, 12 Nov. 2023
Locals set up a campaign fund for the bereaved families, while one funeral home volunteered to cover all the funeral expenses, D’Amico said.
—Adela Suliman, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2023
Netanyahu, who cannot bear to express repentance or regret for his government’s failure, or even to show compassion for the bereaved—something that, many Israelis noted, Biden was able to do—is unlikely to step down or step back.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2023
But for the bereaved families, time remains frozen on the day their relatives died.
—Choe Sang-Hun Chang W. Lee, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2023
Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
Parts of the community will want to move on, and particularly people like the bereaved will not.
—Rob Reddick, WIRED, 28 Feb. 2024
The lifestyle blogger and husband David Walker were joined by family and friends at the event this weekend, with the bereaved mom opening up about the experience on her blog's Instagram Story on Sunday.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 26 Feb. 2024
In this letter, the bereaved can express their gratitude for the time spent together, acknowledging the love, support and memories shared.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
The Seoul city government has been consistently making sincere efforts to help and stand by the bereaved families throughout the year.
—Charlie Campbell, TIME, 12 Nov. 2023
Locals set up a campaign fund for the bereaved families, while one funeral home volunteered to cover all the funeral expenses, D’Amico said.
—Adela Suliman, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2023
Netanyahu, who cannot bear to express repentance or regret for his government’s failure, or even to show compassion for the bereaved—something that, many Israelis noted, Biden was able to do—is unlikely to step down or step back.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2023
But for the bereaved families, time remains frozen on the day their relatives died.
—Choe Sang-Hun Chang W. Lee, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2023
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“The bereaved.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20bereaved. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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