How to pronounce bereft
Listen to bereft in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“bereft” in real sentences
142 clips in the index · 4 American · 49 British · 1 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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bereft of hope, bereft of faith in divine justice".
YaleCourses · hear it here
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Psychologically, emotionally, they were bereft.
Big Think · hear it here
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I feel so lonely and bereft.
The School of Life · hear it here
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bereft of it for far too long.
State Department · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of bereft. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.