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
Heraskevych meanwhile told the BBC that being banned only left him feeling "emptiness."
From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026
The emptiness of such platitudes in this moment leaves much to be desired.
From Salon • Jan. 10, 2026
My nights are draped in the silence of emptiness.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 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
Vocabulary lists containing emptiness
"Just Lather, That's All" and "The Woman Who Was Death"
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