bereavement
noun
be·reave·ment
| \ bi-ˈrēv-mənt
, bē-\
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Examples of bereavement in a Sentence
The following May, my wife and I flew to London for my father's funeral. Pam, determined to wrangle us an upgrade to business class on the strength of my bereavement, gave the British Airways ticketing clerk two passports and a sob story.
— John Haney, Gourmet, January 2003
In the sections of her book that should prove an enduring contribution to the literature of grief, Ms. Gilbert recounts her free fall into widowhood, starting with that modern rite of bereavement, the erasing of the answering-machine message.
— James S. Kunen, New York Times Book Review, 19 Mar. 1995
In any case, sadness and loss of interest and drive during periods of bereavement are expected and normal. If Mozart had not been upset by his parents' deaths, his wife's illnesses, and his separations from her, he would be less than human.
— William A. Frosch, Musical Quarterly, 1990
a period of grief after bereavement
people who have recently suffered bereavements
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The Dodgers activated catcher Russell Martin from the bereavement list and optioned catcher Austin Barnes to triple-A Oklahoma City. — Los Angeles Times, "Dodgers’ Justin Turner appeals one-game suspension for making contact with umpire," 27 Aug. 2019 Under the terms of Major League Baseball’s bereavement list, a player can miss 3-7 games for the death or serious illness in his [or his spouse’s] immediate family and be replaced on the roster. — Julian Mcwilliams, BostonGlobe.com, "Rafael Devers racks up hits and accolades," 14 Aug. 2019 The nonprofit bereavement-support center has locations in Independence, Columbus and Lima. — Marc Bona, cleveland.com, "Taste of Hope benefit is set; here’s the restaurant list," 16 Aug. 2019 Studies on childhood bereavement have shown that these children are at higher risk for depression, anxiety, poor school attendance, behavior problems, substance abuse, incarceration and suicide. — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Summer camp in Vista helps grieving children heal, laugh and bond," 10 Aug. 2019 However picayune and pitifully old-fashioned the bereavement may seem to most people, for me the erosion of style, clarity, and precision in everyday speech and prose is a loss. — Lionel Shriver, Harper's magazine, "Semantic Drift," 22 July 2019 Lattice offers five paid days of miscarriage leave, separate from sick days and bereavement leave. — Melia Russell, SFChronicle.com, "Miscarriage leave, a benefit no one wants to use, on the rise," 12 July 2019 Brasier, who returned to the Sox from bereavement leave on Monday, then came on for a scoreless ninth to record his first save since April 21. — Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, "Red Sox win sixth in a row, but blanking mighty Twins was impressive," 17 June 2019 In addition, the sudden death of James' father last month also led to talks being put on hold to allow the young forward time to deal with the bereavement. — SI.com, "Manchester United Close in on Daniel James Signing Amid Pressure From Monaco," 4 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'bereavement.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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bereavement
noun
English Language Learners Definition of bereavement
formal
: the state of being sad because a family member or friend has recently died
: the death of a family member or friend
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