devoid

Example Sentences

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Is life richer with a fortuneless love match, or with all the wealth in the world and a stable union devoid of romantic passion?

From Salon

The composition is utterly still, devoid of human presence and enlivened only by fluttering harbor flags and the canvas’s scintillating pinpoints of color.

From The Wall Street Journal

Especially in the first week of the break, the training ground was devoid of any tactical work - which I loved doing.

From BBC

Chelsea, a point further back, are devoid of momentum after four successive losses in all competitions.

From BBC

Raman called the statement “unacceptably devoid of empathy for communities in Israel.”

From Los Angeles Times