How to Use devoid of in a Sentence

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Definition of devoid ofnext
  • Its award-winning formula is devoid of harsh ingredients that might be found in other top coats such as formaldehyde and phthalates.
    — Lauren Finney Harden, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2024
  • However, Meta’s decision to give away its AI is not devoid of self interest.
    — Will Knight, WIRED, 23 July 2024
  • And yet when the A’s leave at the end of the season, The Town will be devoid of a big-league team.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 5 June 2024
  • That’s not to say that the city will be devoid of A-listers.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 6 Sep. 2023
  • The Salmon, widening, seemed almost devoid of fish, and the sky was eerily free of birds.
    — Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 19 Dec. 2023
  • The product is down this year, devoid of great teams and short on must-see players.
    — Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Feb. 2023
  • That’s not to say that De Sarno’s men’s designs are devoid of drama, of course.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2023
  • From the air, the estuaries look like trees devoid of leaves.
    — Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Evenings are dark, devoid of the incessant noises of warmer months, clear and cold.
    — Michael D'estries, Treehugger, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Many of the controls are mounted on the roof, and the cabin is devoid of screens, although there is a head-up display.
    — Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 11 May 2023
  • The conference is devoid of football blue bloods, which is both a weakness and a strength.
    — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 17 May 2024
  • But this weirdly warm winter left the Great Lakes nearly devoid of ice.
    — Todd Richmond, Quartz, 7 Mar. 2024
  • This book is free of mustache wax, devoid of vests and cucumbers.
    — Max Watman, WSJ, 29 Dec. 2023
  • Their schedule is devoid of top teams the Rams have lost to, including the 49ers, Eagles, Cowboys and Ravens.
    — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Some will bemoan a tournament now devoid of blue bloods, but not me.
    — Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 24 Mar. 2023
  • The lead-up to the actual runway show (set in the aforementioned high school) in this episode is devoid of drama.
    — Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 13 July 2023
  • But Sunday night was devoid of that type of drama – and of many surprises.
    — Matt Meyer, CNN, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Like the steering, the brake pedal was not devoid of feel despite being a brake-by-wire system.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 28 May 2024
  • The area is a no-man’s-land, devoid of any of the bodegas and fruit stands that make neighborhoods in New York feel like neighborhoods in New York.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 29 Aug. 2023
  • This is, in fact, an evil system, one founded on force and one that is devoid of any care and compassion on the part of anyone.
    — Jacob Hornberger, Orange County Register, 12 May 2024
  • Now the black and white bears are about to leave the city devoid of giant pandas for the first time in 23 years — and probably for the foreseeable future.
    — Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2023
  • For the most part, this summer has been notable devoid of $100 million-plus openers.
    — Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 June 2023
  • This workhorse of the kitchen is so utterly devoid of glamor.
    — Treehugger Editors, Treehugger, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The work in Sharpe’s office, like many of Walker’s famous prints and sculptures, is devoid of color.
    — Jenna Wortham, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2023
  • In a season devoid of many highlights for the Marlins (5-16) so far, the dramatic win was a clear relief.
    — Paul Johnson, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2024
  • Much like on Netflix or Apple Arcade, the games will all be free and devoid of in-app purchases.
    — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 7 Nov. 2023
  • Retailers have found a few ways around it, so people aren’t devoid of options on their rest day.
    — Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 5 Apr. 2024
  • The Standard’s interior is sleek yet warm and devoid of riffraff.
    — Bob Carlton | Bcarlton@al.com, al, 27 July 2023
  • One of the other things is that the photographs from the turn of the century are often devoid of any modern context.
    — Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2024
  • Beating a Memphis team devoid of its injured big men and Golden State, whose tallest starter is 6-8, was fool’s gold.
    — Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2023

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