nothingness

Example Sentences

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Hanna’s grief for Erik is the key to her art, but so is the nothingness he seems to have disappeared into.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

While in space, the crew spoke of the surreal sights of our dusty, rugged natural satellite, appearing about the size of a bowling ball at arm’s length, suspended in the nothingness.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Just a carefully curated exercise in nothingness, presented as importance.

From Salon • Jan. 31, 2026

It had been a performance impressive in its nothingness.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2025

She was swallowed, lost in a viscous haze, shrouded in a soup of nothingness.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie