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completely without (lacking)- She imagines a world devoid of emotion.
- He who is devoid of the power to forgive, is devoid of the power to love.Martin Luther King, Jr.
- The law regards him, in every respect, as devoid of rights as a bale of merchandise.Stowe, Harriet Beecher -- Uncle Tom's Cabin
- You thought me then devoid of every proper feeling, I am sure you did.Austen, Jane -- Pride and Prejudice
- In the same way we can never imagine the action of a man quite devoid of freedom and entirely subject to the law of inevitability.Tolstoy, Leo -- War and Peace
- Love is never quite devoid of sentimentality,Maugham, W. Somerset -- Moon and Sixpence
- devoid of original thought
- Devoid of parents, devoid of relations, devoid of flocks and herds, devoid of gold and silver and of precious stones.Dickens, Charles -- Bleak House
- The boy's ruddy cheeks had sunk into sallow hollows, while his unblinking eyes were devoid of their characteristic spark and humor.Henry H. Neff -- The Second Siege
- When it's a question of anything stupid and pathetic and devoid of humor or wit, you're the man, you tragedian.Hermann Hesse -- Steppenwolf
- His eye was glazed, and apparently as devoid of sight as of expression.James Fenimore Cooper -- The Prairie
- Max turned and looked at him" it was a casual look, devoid of the deeper awareness that Bigger sought so hungrily.Richard Wright -- Native Son
- It showed now in a face, a voice, completely devoid of expression.Nora Roberts -- Blood Brothers
- You thought me then devoid of every proper feeling, I am sure you did.Jane Austen -- Pride and Prejudice
- I counted three—a half dozen men of dubious character, brigands with eyes devoid of all conscience....Libba Bray -- Sweet Far Thing
- We were crossing what used to be a firebreak, now a sandy field devoid of any growth.Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston & James D. Houston -- Farewell to Manzanar
- Her face devoid of any emotion except one, and that one emotion was hatred.P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast -- Betrayed
- It was golden now, and devoid of all markings.Arthur C. Clarke -- Childhood's End
- They were puzzled, however, that Christian religion was devoid of lesser gods such as the ones that inhabited the jungle and rivers and earth.Alexs Pate -- Amistad
- "You're going to a lot of trouble for Patch," I said, my voice not nearly as devoid of panic as I wanted.Becca Fitzpatrick -- Hush, Hush