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
The inquiry heard he was presentable, washed and clean, but that Celeste felt there was "a kind of emptiness" in him.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
Lift up your eyes unto the hills, and behold all that delightful emptiness.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
I see it as my responsibility to ignore the emptiness of the streets, the nonfunctional stoplights, and the occasional clusters of walking dead.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
Vocabulary lists containing emptiness
"Just Lather, That's All" and "The Woman Who Was Death"
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