devoid of

phrase

: not having (something usual or expected) : completely without (something)
He is devoid of (any) ambition.
The landscape seems to be completely devoid of life.

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Love of Your Life settles awkwardly into an empty film with beautiful images devoid of meaning. Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026 His rough exterior and no-nonsense approach tend to typecast him as a football machine devoid of personality or emotion. Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 One of the busiest streets of New York was devoid of traffic except for an occasional bus. Bob Kustra, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026 Instead, both political parties have protected a status quo utterly devoid of it, that routinely leaves patients to fight for their lives, equipped with nothing more than the love of their friends. Elizabeth Nicholas, Vanity Fair, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for devoid of

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“Devoid of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/devoid%20of. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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