Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for widowed
Adjective
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Most articles and books prioritized reconciliation and bemoaned bereaved parents: Why would someone dare abandon their family?—
Anesce Dremen,
Longreads,
3 July 2025 -
Lilian had become used to being the recipient of stories from bereaved parents.—
Yiyun Li,
New Yorker,
15 June 2025
Adjective
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Over there, in a 67,000-square-foot building that’s hardly bereft, staring at evidence of a national title drought four decades long, Darian DeVries works on reintroducing college basketball to a place that should be on good terms with it.—
Brian Hamilton,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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The brief separation from Ms. Turkmen left both bereft.—
Tammy LaGorce,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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“Widowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/widowed. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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