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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Chassis and power-train modes are selected by rocker switches within fingertip reach on the instrument binnacle, leaving the steering wheel pleasingly bereft of buttons.
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Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 2 July 2024
Samples from its depths could help solve numerous lunar mysteries—chief among them the enigma of why the moon’s far side is so relatively bereft of the craters and vast plains of frozen lava that are strewn across the Earth-facing near side.
—Leonard David, Scientific American, 25 June 2024
And Barry the man, especially during the 10-year height of his crime spree, remains a cipher, an empty suit, a literary type rather than a real character — a figure bereft of purpose, ideas and compelling pathos.
—Carl Hoffman, Washington Post, 24 June 2024
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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Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 2 July 2024
Samples from its depths could help solve numerous lunar mysteries—chief among them the enigma of why the moon’s far side is so relatively bereft of the craters and vast plains of frozen lava that are strewn across the Earth-facing near side.
—Leonard David, Scientific American, 25 June 2024
And Barry the man, especially during the 10-year height of his crime spree, remains a cipher, an empty suit, a literary type rather than a real character — a figure bereft of purpose, ideas and compelling pathos.
—Carl Hoffman, Washington Post, 24 June 2024
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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