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bereft
adjective as in lacking; missing
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Example Sentences
The news left her legions of customers bereft.
From Los Angeles Times
She looks bereft and flinches at every explosion we hear.
From BBC
The connection I had with the world as a young newshound had dissolved, leaving my spirit bereft.
From Salon
Trucks equipped with cannons and 50-caliber machine guns sit as bereft sentinels on street corners.
From Los Angeles Times
"It didn't strip the Syrian military of specific capabilities only - it sent it back to the starting line, bereft of any significant strategic capabilities," wrote Yoav Limor in the Israel Hayom newspaper.
From BBC
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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