bereft of
idiom
: not having (something that is needed, wanted, or expected)
They appear to be completely bereft of new ideas.
a man bereft of reason
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Compare that with Earth’s Moon, a body larger than Pluto that’s bereft of an atmosphere of any kind.
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Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
Their absences left the second unit bereft of an organizer.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024
Trina and Lil Mama made some chart impact, but otherwise, the latter half of the ‘00s and beginning of the ‘10s were largely bereft of female rappers operating in the genre’s mainstream as soloists in their own right.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2024
Unlike moths and fruit flies, human beings bereft of memory, even as poor a memory as Montaigne’s or my own, tend to become disoriented and confused.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 19 Aug. 2024
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Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
Their absences left the second unit bereft of an organizer.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024
Trina and Lil Mama made some chart impact, but otherwise, the latter half of the ‘00s and beginning of the ‘10s were largely bereft of female rappers operating in the genre’s mainstream as soloists in their own right.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2024
Unlike moths and fruit flies, human beings bereft of memory, even as poor a memory as Montaigne’s or my own, tend to become disoriented and confused.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 19 Aug. 2024
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“Bereft of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bereft%20of. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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