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

It had been a performance impressive in its nothingness.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2025

Rambunctious and astute, the toddler heroine of the sublimely beautiful animated film “Little Amélie or the Character of Rain” first communicates in voiceover from the void of nothingness before birth.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2025

Mr Hampshire said in his witness statement that there was "nothing to hide" in the exchanges between Andrew and Xi – and they were full of "top-level nothingness", such as birthday wishes.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2025

It was so sharp that it was impossible to focus his eyes on the tip: it seemed to vanish into nothingness.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell