How to Use bereft of in a Sentence

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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
• The Warriors only piled more on in a fourth that felt bereft of any stakes.
  — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2024
• Those absences, though, don’t mean the Phoenix Open will be bereft of star power.
  — The Arizona Republic, 6 Jan. 2024
• 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
• 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
• That’s not to say that September 2022 has been bereft of notable titles.
  — Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Sep. 2022
• 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
• To be certain, the stadium is not entirely bereft of art.
  — Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2022
• 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
• None of this leaves the government entirely bereft of leverage over Musk.
  — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 17 Nov. 2023
• Anna Maria Island is blissfully bereft of chain stores and golf carts are the preferred mode of transport.
  — Terry Ward, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Feb. 2024
• 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
• He’s brought championship pedigree to a roster bereft of many Super Bowl rings.
  — Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2022
• All nine of those guys probably aren’t on the Angels roster and the farm system is bereft of prospects remotely ready to become one of those nine.
  — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
• This summer, the seminary in Bydgoszcz that Karol had planned to attend shut down, bereft of new students.
  — Andrew Higgins, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2022
• So many of our neighbors are going hungry and are bereft of other basic resources.
  — Steve West, Sun Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2023
• Though despite their current standing, this isn't a franchise bereft of talent.
  — Michael Shapiro, Chron, 27 Dec. 2022
• An ugly home break-in scene leaves her bereft of a benefactress, as well as her own (missing but presumably still alive) beloved dog, Diego.
  — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 26 May 2023
• Until Wilcox returns, the board is bereft of a decision-making quorum.
  — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2023
• Parts of these hills are so bereft of native trees that woods can’t easily regenerate.
  — WIRED, 22 July 2023
• The Texans’ squad is also mostly bereft of talent and will struggle to be competitive at all this year.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 2 Sep. 2023
• If the people were bereft of virtue, the Constitution’s governing framework would fail.
  — Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 20 Jan. 2024
• There are many understandable reasons for being bereft of gift ideas.
  — Kelly Conaboy, The Atlantic, 7 Dec. 2023
• This leaves the career bereft of its sense of gravity and professionalism.
  — Svetlana Khachiyan, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2023
• After his stint as an executive producer on X-Files came to an end, Vince Gilligan felt bereft of ideas.
  — Mike Postalakis, SPIN, 9 June 2022
• By 1855, just four years after receiving his patent, Gorrie was bereft of money, friends and finally his health.
  — Amy Brady, Discover Magazine, 2 Dec. 2023
• But on this day, the 15th-century citadel was closed shut, its magnificent stone terraces bereft of visitors.
  — Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2023
• The powerhouse of the cell For years, scientists weren’t quite sure how ice worms managed to produce energy in an environment so bereft of food and heat.
  — Corey Buhay, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Feb. 2024
• My Lightning is the ideal Lightning, bereft of frippery but fitted with the most powerful motors, an homage to its tail-happy namesake.
  — Car and Driver, 11 May 2022
• Loneliness can create a sensation of floating untethered in a void, feeling bereft of companionship and fulfillment.
  — Mark Travers, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 14 Aug 2024