blankness

Example Sentences

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The actors surrounding Thatcher, meanwhile, are a cannily calibrated bunch of game pieces in motion, with Gage making solidly funny use of performative handsomeness, looks that just as easily morph into a worrying blankness.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2025

There was just a total blankness, a pain that really overwhelmed it.

From BBC • Jul. 31, 2023

I've seen the blankness in his eyes during episodes of agitation as he tried to place me in his mind.

From Salon • Jun. 17, 2023

A substantial supply of gray clouds overhead, often seeming to roll from horizon to horizon, blotting out sunshine, helped to hint at the blankness and bleakness that many associate with winter.

From Washington Post • Feb. 27, 2023

Taisin tried to school her expression into one of calm blankness; she had the irrational fear that Kaede could see right through her.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo