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.
(..) She was too scared to send off on her own, so while Jaime hunted down the rapers I took her to the nearest inn and fed her. Her name was Tysha. She was a wheelwright's orphan. And she was hungry. Together we finished off three chickens and a flagon ofwine. Impossible as it seems, there was a time (..)2011 TvShow: Game of Thrones Title: Baelor Season: 1 Episode 9