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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At the same time, Mel headed to the Middle East for the inaugural Doha Film Festival, which began with an emotional screening of Kaouther Ben Hania’s Gaza drama The Voice of Hind Rajab introduced by the bereaved mother of the girl at the heart of the film.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2025
My condolences to the bereaved families.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 15 Nov. 2025
Harry concluded his letter by saying thank you to the bereaved military children.
—Clare Fisher, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
The heedless afternoons of childhood meet the fatherless afternoons of late middle age, and the bereaved son is in danger of being buried in them.
—James Wood, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2025
My condolences to the bereaved families.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 15 Nov. 2025
Harry concluded his letter by saying thank you to the bereaved military children.
—Clare Fisher, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
The heedless afternoons of childhood meet the fatherless afternoons of late middle age, and the bereaved son is in danger of being buried in them.
—James Wood, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
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 28 Nov. 2025.
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