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.
(..) No, you're not going. You're not leaving. What do you wanna know? What? That I don't have brothers? - That I'm a fuckin' orphan? No, you don't wanna hear that. - I didn't know that. I didn't know that. No, you don't wanna hear that. You don't wanna hear that I - Honey, I didn't know that. (..)1997 Good Will Hunting
(..) the depths of you. But you presume to know everything about me because you saw a painting of mine. You ripped my fuckin' life apart. You're an orphan, right? Do you think I'd know the first thing about how hard your life has been... how you feel, who you are... because I read Oliver Twist? (..)1997 Good Will Hunting