emptiness

Example Sentences

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Maintaining this pleasant emptiness is no easy task, as ghosts of Charles’s past slowly begin to invade his idyll.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

The emptiness of such platitudes in this moment leaves much to be desired.

From Salon • Jan. 10, 2026

My nights are draped in the silence of emptiness.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2025

"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

She swam on through the ocean in total darkness, in total emptiness.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown