emptiness
Example Sentences
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In sealing the names of the dead within them, the yizkor books refill that emptiness with the promise of memory.
The echoing emptiness of that old house left a gloom on me, like a layer of dust.
From Literature
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The emptiness of such platitudes in this moment leaves much to be desired.
From Salon
My nights are draped in the silence of emptiness.
From Los Angeles Times
"I'm struggling to put into words the profound emptiness I'm feeling since learning of James Ransone's passing," she wrote on her Instagram story.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.