How to Use devoid in a Sentence

devoid

adjective
  • But some days feel black and white, devoid of color and life.
    Matthew Wilson, USA TODAY College, 4 May 2017
  • Fret not, though, if your evening wardrobe is devoid of options in terms of bags.
    Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 9 Jan. 2023
  • Every day felt like a heavy cloak of darkness, devoid of air.
    Lakeisha Fleming, CNN, 20 May 2018
  • All are in high foot-traffic areas and devoid of drive-thrus.
    Benjy Egel, sacbee, 4 June 2019
  • First-round groups devoid of heavyweight matchups and ripe for hanky panky.
    Mark Zeigler, sandiegouniontribune.com, 13 July 2018
  • And even that rate is not devoid of risk, the study's authors caution.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 9 June 2026
  • All the caveats shouldn't be construed to mean the match was devoid of meaning, though.
    Pat Brennan, Cincinnati.com, 29 Jan. 2020
  • The lobby was too formal, and devoid of people for much of the day.
    Dawn Gilbertson, azcentral, 11 July 2018
  • The pool itself has a mostly sand bottom and seems devoid of fish.
    Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 20 June 2019
  • This is not to say that the road for technology stocks will be devoid of bumps.
    Reuters, WIRED, 25 Feb. 2000
  • In a season largely devoid of star tight ends, Waller has been one.
    Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2020
  • These are great for traveling or if your yard is devoid of things to attach to.
    Bestreviews, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Bright and devoid of self-pity, Celia is bent on saving her sister.
    Elizabeth Hand, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2019
  • Dallas was devoid of a hammer in the middle of the field who could play the run top-down.
    John Owning, Dallas News, 23 Nov. 2020
  • The island is devoid of high rises and fast-food restaurants.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 21 June 2026
  • The process leaves a permanent and raw scar, devoid of topsoil.
    Madeline Ostrander, The Atlantic, 23 July 2022
  • The people make sounds, but the sounds are shapeless, devoid of meaning.
    Salman Rushdie, The New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2020
  • The machine is also devoid of a quickshifter, which, these days, should be par for the course.
    Peter Jackson, Robb Report, 23 Feb. 2022
  • One panel room is equipped so when shades are closed a yellow light bathes the food and leaves it devoid of color.
    cleveland, 16 May 2022
  • Her outfit was devoid of any other color.
    Zac Anderson, USA Today, 14 June 2026
  • Her outfit was devoid of any other color.
    Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 15 June 2026
  • The Denali, at least on the east side of the highway, is devoid of caribou.
    John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Aug. 2022
  • That’s not to say the episode is devoid of real plot or consequences, either.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2026
  • In other words, this is a Preakness devoid of star power.
    Steve Kornacki, NBC news, 15 May 2026
  • There are indoor ski centers around the globe, notably in Dubai, rich in sand, devoid of snow.
    Karen Heller, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Jan. 2020
  • Even the race to get the most ping pong balls in the May 15 draft lottery is devoid of drama.
    Scott Bordow, azcentral, 1 Apr. 2018
  • The Grand Canyon, a place that appears devoid of human life from the rim, has long brimmed with it.
    Zachary Petit, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Aug. 2022
  • Yet despite the ugly 7–17 record thus far, this isn't a team devoid of talent.
    Michael Shapiro, Chron, 5 Dec. 2022
  • But Cannes won’t be completely devoid of glamour.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 11 May 2026
  • In South Korea, baseball games are devoid of fans and players can’t spit on the field.
    Su-Hyun Lee, BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2020

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