emptiness
Example Sentences
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Sean Hannity sat down with UFC fighter Bo Nickal to talk about the fights and young men’s spiritual emptiness.
From Salon • Jun. 15, 2026
But it was always clear to any discerning viewer that these were the overcompensations of a man beset by eternal emptiness.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
"When they begin to feel they are no longer needed, they experience a profound sense of emptiness."
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
The women's father said their deaths had "left an emptiness that words cannot heal."
From BBC • May 20, 2026
Fewer and fewer guests visited now, and in the evenings the campus streets were ghostly, covered by the pearly light of silence and emptiness.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Vocabulary lists containing emptiness
"Just Lather, That's All" and "The Woman Who Was Death"
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