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25 example sentences for DEVOID, such as:
1. She herself was almost devoid of coquetry.
2. The case is not entirely devoid of interest.
3. The article is devoid of substantial matter.
4. The case has, in some respects, been not entirely devoid of interest.
5. The rugged eloquence with which he spoke, was not devoid of all effect.
2. The case is not entirely devoid of interest.
3. The article is devoid of substantial matter.
4. The case has, in some respects, been not entirely devoid of interest.
5. The rugged eloquence with which he spoke, was not devoid of all effect.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of DEVOID
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devoid
a. completely wanting or lacking
Classic Sentence: (22 in 2 pages)
1 The County had been devoid of any entertainment or social life ever since the Troop had gone away to war.
2 Scarlett thought of Will, lank, unimpressive, mild, eternally chewing a straw, his whole appearance deceptively devoid of energy, like that of most Crackers.
3 Before that time, she knew, a hundred generations of Carols will aspire and go down in tragedy devoid of palls and solemn chanting, the humdrum inevitable tragedy of struggle against inertia.
4 They jeered and sounded mournful notes without promise, devoid even of hope.
5 She herself was almost devoid of coquetry.
6 And being devoid of ambition, and striving not toward accomplishment, she drew satisfaction from the work in itself.
7 The law regards him, in every respect, as devoid of rights as a bale of merchandise.
8 Miss Baker and I exchanged a short glance consciously devoid of meaning.
9 It was his genuine impulse to adore the truth, and to reckon all things shadow-like, and utterly devoid of weight or value, that had not its divine essence as the life within their life.
10 The rugged eloquence with which he spoke, was not devoid of all effect.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context Highlight In CHAPTER 32. THE BEGINNING OF A LONG JOURNEY
Context Highlight In CHAPTER 32. THE BEGINNING OF A LONG JOURNEY
11 Although what Metrov was saying was by now utterly devoid of interest for him, he yet experienced a certain satisfaction in listening to him.
12 other people were always something of a wonder to her, and when her sympathy was awakened she was quite devoid of class feeling.
13 The case has, in some respects, been not entirely devoid of interest.
14 The face which she turned towards us was of the strangest livid tint, and the features were absolutely devoid of any expression.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In III. The Adventure of The Yellow Face
Context Highlight In III. The Adventure of The Yellow Face
15 The case is not entirely devoid of interest.
Example Sentence:
1 Rawls's representative agent is portrayed as a disembodied party devoid of any substantive human characteristics except rationality.
2 The article is devoid of substantial matter.
3 You may think her mind is a total void, but she's actually not devoid of intelligence. She just sounds like an airhead.