emptiness

Example Sentences

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Coulson's twin said she had been left with an overwhelming sense of emptiness.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 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

When his messages didn’t appear on my phone, I felt a sense of emptiness that only he was able to fill.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2025

There is only emptiness: a hollow space where a heart should be, ready to be filled with cold, hard cash.

From Salon • Nov. 21, 2025

It was like she had reached the end of the world, and beyond it was this fierce emptiness that curled its way around everything like a snake, just waiting for its moment to squeeze.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu