nothingness
noun
noth·ing·ness
ˈnə-thiŋ-nəs 
Examples of nothingness in a Sentence
He was staring into nothingness.
The sound faded into nothingness.
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The scene of Stan’s eruption mirrors the film’s opening—when, out of blackness, a nothingness, the face of a boy emerges, his eyes sunk in fear.
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Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 June 2025
At nearly 60, a life of nothingness without love — what is the point?
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2025
Shauna then spies a swarm of moths attracted to a fluorescent light in the ceiling, dooming themselves to fly toward nothingness again and again and again.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025
The point is to bring production back to California before the entertainment industry shrinks into nothingness.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 9 May 2025
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Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 June 2025
At nearly 60, a life of nothingness without love — what is the point?
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2025
Shauna then spies a swarm of moths attracted to a fluorescent light in the ceiling, dooming themselves to fly toward nothingness again and again and again.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025
The point is to bring production back to California before the entertainment industry shrinks into nothingness.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 9 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for nothingness
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“Nothingness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nothingness. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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