blankness

Example Sentences

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The actors surrounding Thatcher, meanwhile, are a cannily calibrated bunch of game pieces in motion, with Gage making solidly funny use of performative handsomeness, looks that just as easily morph into a worrying blankness.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2025

There was just a total blankness, a pain that really overwhelmed it.

From BBC • Jul. 31, 2023

I've seen the blankness in his eyes during episodes of agitation as he tried to place me in his mind.

From Salon • Jun. 17, 2023

As for sensing the emotions of this “Giselle”? More than substance, you’re left with style; more than a feeling, you’re left with blankness.

From New York Times • Jun. 9, 2022

And, as though the blankness had never happened at all, the light returned to the child’s eyes.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill