empty space

Example Sentences

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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

When physicists attempt to calculate how much energy exists in empty space, the results can range from extremely large values to theoretically infinite ones…which is also another episode.

From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 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

He sat on top of the cart, in an empty space between two parked cars, now less visible to passing traffic.

From Slate • Jan. 27, 2026

The headboard’s against the wall facing the door, off center so that there’s a sizable empty space near the window.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali