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[ US /bɝˈivd/ ]
[ UK /bɪɹˈiːvd/ ]
NOUN
  1. a person who has suffered the death of someone they loved
    the bereaved do not always need to be taken care of
ADJECTIVE
  1. sorrowful through loss or deprivation
    bereft of hope

How To Use bereaved In A Sentence

  • The bereaved are normally anxious for a speedy conclusion in these tragic cases.
  • A bereaved couple allow their dead son to be cloned by a sinister scientific institute in this clunking supernatural thriller. Times, Sunday Times
  • His strong able-bodied cockswain did good service in cheerfully carrying his much-loved Commander, and they managed to return to the boat, and brought the two bereaved and sorrow-stricken ladies back to the “Pioneer.” A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and Its Tributaries
  • Nay, the majesty of kings, is rather exalted than diminished, when they are in the chair of counsel; neither was there ever prince, bereaved of his dependences, by his counsel, except where there hath been, either an over – greatness in one counsellor, or an over – strict combination in divers; which are things soon found, and holpen. The Essays
  • This experience is shared by other relatives of the bereaved. Times, Sunday Times
  • Journalists stayed away from the funeral out of consideration for the bereaved family.
  • The bereaved are normally anxious for a speedy conclusion in these tragic cases.
  • She also urged reforms to ensure that bereaved relatives have legal representation at inquests. Times, Sunday Times
  • And now they both broke down and sobbed aloud without a pause, like birds bereaved, like the sea eagle or taloned vulture, when villages have robbed the nests of their unfledged young.
  • He said the public grief and that of the bereaved families has been enormous.
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