emptiness
Example Sentences
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However, when Lo visited during the off-season, its emptiness was “ominous” — unintentionally stirring her inner want to cause chaos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
“What people who hoard will finally realize,” Mawarire said, “is there’s an emptiness that comes where a sense of purpose should go.”
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026
"The man's crossed legs might evoke indifference, the phone a culture of emptiness, the parasol a comfort people cling to," it said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
Hemmings wrote that "Eleri was deeply loved, and her loss has left an unimaginable emptiness in all of our lives".
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
He wanders through paths expecting to see Poppet around every corner, but he is met with only stripes and emptiness.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
Vocabulary lists containing emptiness
"Just Lather, That's All" and "The Woman Who Was Death"
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