He was left an 'orphan' [=he became an orphan] when his parents died in a car accident.
The second volume of the two-volume set 'was orphaned' when we lost the first volume.
He 'was orphaned' as a young boy when his parents died in a car accident.
(..) And they spit my grandfather's name in my face - and ridicule me! - Oh, my God. After all these years, you still sound like that Roman orphan who turned up on our doorstep. Judah, you promised to help me! No, I said I would speak to the people. And I have. I don't need you to speak to them. (..)2016 Ben-Hur
(..) Oh... Simonides, go to bed. Messala! - You and Tirzah would be like... - Like what? Like we were family. We're not family, are we? Are we? I'm just a lowly orphan your family took in. Oh, my God. Of course we're family! You're my brother. You'll always be my brother. Everything I own is yours. (..)2016 Ben-Hur