How to Use bereft of in a Sentence
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Not that the Rays are bereft of familiar faces.
—Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
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The same can be said for this very episode, which was regrettably bereft of any good lines.
—Terry Nguyen, Vulture, 5 May 2024
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The Warriors only piled more on in a fourth that felt bereft of any stakes.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2024
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He was mired by injury, bereft of all confidence.
—Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 27 Feb. 2026
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The free agent class is largely bereft of appealing options.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
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None of these cuts left subscribers bereft of programming choices.
—Howard Homonoff, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Those absences, though, don’t mean the Phoenix Open will be bereft of star power.
—The Arizona Republic, 6 Jan. 2024
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So, too, the human voice of the poem begins lost — ready to worship but bereft of a God.
—Lisa Jarnot, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2023
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There are many understandable reasons for being bereft of gift ideas.
—Kelly Conaboy, The Atlantic, 7 Dec. 2023
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These are deciduous trees that will soon be bereft of foliage, but even then, there will be something to see.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 6 Dec. 2025
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Though despite their current standing, this isn't a franchise bereft of talent.
—Michael Shapiro, Chron, 27 Dec. 2022
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The very best time to go stargazing in the evenings around a New Moon when the night sky is bereft of moonlight.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 30 Jan. 2022
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So many of our neighbors are going hungry and are bereft of other basic resources.
—Steve West, Sun Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2023
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By mid-May, the Padres were clearly bereft of left field options who could produce at the plate.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
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His age and instincts left him bereft of the moments that now ricochet across social media.
—Ezra Klein, The Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2024
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The blob is bereft of distinguishing features.
—Mandy-Suzanne Wong, Longreads, 5 Feb. 2026
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Parts of these hills are so bereft of native trees that woods can’t easily regenerate.
—WIRED, 22 July 2023
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Still bereft of propulsion, the ship was converted into a coal barge, a supply ship for a doomed flotilla.
—David Reamer | Alaska History, Anchorage Daily News, 25 June 2023
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None of this leaves the government entirely bereft of leverage over Musk.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 17 Nov. 2023
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Many feared that this would leave the sport bereft of crucial funds—but then global banks stepped in to underwrite F1.
—Nick Scott, Robb Report, 3 June 2023
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Coventry City were leading 1-0 in the 88th minute and Spurs looked bereft of ideas.
—Jay Harris, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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The nerve of Saban to retire and leave the SEC bereft of elite coaches!
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 16 Jan. 2025
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Its departure from the Upper East Side does not leave the area bereft of dealers.
—News Desk, Artforum, 20 July 2026
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The garage was noticeably bereft of air conditioning and airflow.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2025
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This leaves the career bereft of its sense of gravity and professionalism.
—Svetlana Khachiyan, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2023
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Until Wilcox returns, the board is bereft of a decision-making quorum.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2023
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That’s not to say that September 2022 has been bereft of notable titles.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Sep. 2022
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As pink smoke emanated from the area in front of the first tee, a parachute cascaded from the afternoon sky, bereft of a single cloud.
—Cam Kerry, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Sep. 2022
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But the Republic of Artsakh was, by the end, bereft of supporters willing to join its fight.
—Ivan Nechepurenko Nanna Heitmann, New York Times, 27 Sep. 2023
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There are no positions where the Dolphins might be more bereft of starting-caliber talent than edge and safety.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
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