Sentence examples for devoid of means from inspiring English sources

Although widely heralded and recognized with the Nobel Prize, the Kellogg-Briand Pact was nevertheless full of loopholes and devoid of means for effective enforcement.

I, for one, am sick unto death with this endless chant of "political correctness," a term almost utterly devoid of meaning, which is meant, not to defend free speech, but to shut up critics of bigotry and intolerance.

What we are witnessing is a completely one-sided affair that can only be described as an act of aggression using weapons of mass destruction against a nation devoid of the means of defending itself.Such actions are illegal and undemocratic.

But the state's extreme drought, which has left trees and soil devoid of moisture, means that any wildfire has the potential to grow into something frightful.

Devoid of all means of making a living and without his wife, who had stayed in Mainz with their children and her later husband Ludwig Ferdinand Huber, he remained in Paris.

Devoid of any means of livelihood in the camps, a people of agriculturalists and livestock breeders have been reduced to near total dependence on donated food and other humanitarian aid.

"Life felt devoid of meaning".

The definition is not devoid of meaning.

And so words became devoid of meaning".

It is open, and devoid of guile, which means you trust it – and whatever character he happens to be playing.

They are interests that Mr. Meltzer has made well known in his best-selling novels: legal thrillers with an archival fetish largely devoid of subtext and meant for consumption between Dulles and O'Hare.