the bereaved

noun

: a person or group of people suffering the death of a loved one

The minister tried to comfort the bereaved.

Examples of the bereaved in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web There are issues of exploitation—both of the bereaved owners whose desire to somehow cheat death is being monetized and, more viscerally, of the unseen animals whose bodies are used in making a clone. —

Alexandra Horowitz, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024 As the story notes, Biden did call Mayor Adams and asked him to pass his condolences to the bereaved before Trump’s publicity stunt. —

Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2024 The movie then eases into the rituals of mourning: mounting a funeral, cooking for the bereaved, grieving performatively, so much of it conducted in a state of shock. —

Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2024 Blinded by grief, exhausted and overwhelmed, the bereaved must also plan and pay for cremation or funeral costs. —

Caitlin Kelly, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2024 The funeral will be held after consulting with the bereaved’s family. —

Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024 The funeral will be held after consulting with the bereaved family. —

Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024 Parts of the community will want to move on, and particularly people like the bereaved will not. —

Rob Reddick, WIRED, 28 Feb. 2024 The lifestyle blogger and husband David Walker were joined by family and friends at the event this weekend, with the bereaved mom opening up about the experience on her blog's Instagram Story on Sunday. —

Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 26 Feb. 2024

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