empty space
Example Sentences
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It emerges from trust: the willingness to run into empty space believing someone will find you there.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
The thief hadn’t stolen a famous painting whose absence would leave an empty space on a gallery wall.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
In real experiments, however, the value shifts slightly because other particles briefly appear and disappear in empty space, subtly affecting the muon's behavior.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
There is an empty space beneath her windowsills where the radiators used to sit -- removed after the water started freezing and bursting the pipes.
From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026
But Mrs. Menzer finally left, and Mom pulled away first, holding me by the shoulders and leaving a gaping empty space between us.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
