emptiness

Example Sentences

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"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 • Dec. 22, 2025

The score goes on for the next hour to allude to a surreal emptiness.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2025

Much of “Flour” is concerned with the woman’s conversation with her driver about a parable from the apocryphal Gospel of Thomas that he is translating from Coptic—a tale, he says, about emptiness and unknowing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

Observers noted echoes of Fitzgerald’s novel in the scene: a world obsessed with appearances, where glitter and spectacle mask the emptiness beneath.

From Salon • Nov. 2, 2025

He twisted his arms and legs, feeling the emptiness.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin