emptiness
Example Sentences
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Mr. Smith is an insightful filmmaker and “Bring Me the Beauties” is a stylishly constructed parable about naivete and spiritual emptiness.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
"You can see it from the emptiness of the metro," posted one user on X. "You can see it from the abundance of parking spaces near the office," said another.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
In sealing the names of the dead within them, the yizkor books refill that emptiness with the promise of memory.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
The emptiness of such platitudes in this moment leaves much to be desired.
From Salon • Jan. 10, 2026
She knew that friends and neighbors—even old friends and good neighbors—couldn’t fill the emptiness in his heart.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
Vocabulary lists containing emptiness
"Just Lather, That's All" and "The Woman Who Was Death"
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