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.
(..) drop the phone, now, or we shoot! - Drop it! - Yeah, sorry! ...that will only leave widows and orphans. You are committing an act of treason! Yes. - Drop it! - It's done. I'm done. (..)2016 Arrival