emptiness

Example Sentences

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Coulson's twin said she had been left with an overwhelming sense of emptiness.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

In sealing the names of the dead within them, the yizkor books refill that emptiness with the promise of memory.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

"Overnight they became our offices, sanctuaries and emotional anchors," he says, adding that against this backdrop, pushing the Colour of the Year towards "further visual emptiness feels rather tone-deaf".

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2025

There is only emptiness: a hollow space where a heart should be, ready to be filled with cold, hard cash.

From Salon • Nov. 21, 2025

I sit with my back against the wall and feel the emptiness all around me.

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi