emptiness
Example Sentences
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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
Then layer that emptiness over the images here.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
He spoke of feeling "pain and emptiness" about the defeat, taking full personal responsibility for what happened.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
There was desperation in all she said, an emptiness at its core, or something excluded or unnamed that made her talk faster, and exaggerate with less conviction.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
Vocabulary lists containing emptiness
"Just Lather, That's All" and "The Woman Who Was Death"
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