How to Use empty of in a Sentence

empty of

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Definition of empty ofnext
  • But this one was widely savaged for being heavy-handed, empty of meaning, stereotypically sexualized, or out of step with the way women present themselves on record and in videos.
    — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 17 July 2024
  • The three sit in the quad or lunch area, empty of teens when class is in session.
    — Laura Newberry, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2021
  • The mall was empty of bodies, making the music over the PA seem oddly loud.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Then later in our show, we’re headed to Venice, where the famous canals are empty of water.
    — CNN, 21 Feb. 2023
  • While the canoes were being packed, Cajazeira sliced into the swollen tissue and watched it empty of pus.
    — Larry Rohter, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2023
  • The Clougherty pool is empty of water and locked up as people will be looking for ways to stay cool over the hot weekend.
    — Dharna Noor, BostonGlobe.com, 20 May 2022
  • The New York City streets were empty of cars, and there were so many of us walking slowly, unfocused and covered in soot.
    — Dallas News, 10 Sep. 2021
  • In the months since then, Ye’s Instagram page was wiped completely empty of any posts.
    — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 23 May 2022
  • In Tahoe City, where there were reports of brief power outages, the streets were mostly empty of cars as snow piled up the roadways.
    — Megan Michelson, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Although the area was empty of fans, Simone Biles and other members of the US women’s team were on hand to lend support.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 24 July 2021
  • For eight weeks, the streets of Paris were empty of traffic and silent, the sidewalks desolate, all but essential food stores closed.
    — Rachel Donadio, The New York Review of Books, 23 July 2020
  • Panic tells the story of Heather, a senior in high school, who lives in the small town of Carp, a place full of dead-ends and empty of possibility.
    — Olivia Truffaut-Wong, refinery29.com, 28 May 2021
  • Then, it was met with a stadium nearly empty of Sun Devil fans at the conclusion of it.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 30 Oct. 2021
  • That left shops on the Syrian side empty of sugar and other staples.
    — New York Times, 7 Feb. 2022
  • Front Street, the heart of the historic downtown and the economic hub of Maui, was nearly empty of life Saturday morning.
    — Claire Rush, Ty O'Neil and Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Aug. 2023
  • One grocery store on the eastern side of Hong Kong Island appeared to be empty of almost all supplies.
    — Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2022
  • The 160-mile stretch is barred with fences and landmines and is largely empty of human activity.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Seaspiracy also claims that at our current rate of overfishing, the oceans could be empty of fish by 2048.
    — Svati Kirsten Narula, Outside Online, 20 Apr. 2021
  • Any magazines must be empty of bullets, and ammo must be in some sort of container, not loose, Lam said.
    — Arkansas Online, 13 Dec. 2021
  • Shelves are nearly empty of baby formula at a store in Las Vegas, May 22.
    — William A. Galston, WSJ, 24 May 2022
  • The loss of these imports has left Cuban stores empty of the most basic consumer items, from beer and paper products to spare parts for household appliances.
    — Richard Feinberg, Foreign Affairs, 20 Sep. 2018
  • Since fall, she’s spent much of her time wandering through its narrow streets and dynamic ruins, now empty of crowds.
    — New York Times, 18 Mar. 2021
  • Here are a few handy gaslighting snippets that are often used: Life is totally empty of value and meaning (this is a mild one).
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 10 July 2022
  • My wife’s birthday weekend was empty of activities for us and our 9- and 11-year-old daughters, which was strange even in the late innings of the pandemic.
    — Mike De Sisti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 17 June 2021
  • The streets of Colombo are mostly empty of cars now, except for those parked in lines stretching several blocks waiting for a turn at a fuel pump.
    — New York Times, 11 July 2022
  • His mobile home in the park was mostly empty of furniture — no TV and no computer, either.
    — Kathy McCormack, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Its low brick buildings were mostly empty of people, with most of the headquarters workforce working from home.
    — Patrick Condon, Star Tribune, 1 Aug. 2021
  • Nearby, the riverfront Bund, Shanghai’s most famous vista, was quiet and empty of its usual crowds of pedestrians.
    — Joe McDonald, ajc, 30 Mar. 2022
  • In fact, stretches of the Elizabeth Line have been running—empty of people, full of potential, at sixty miles an hour, in five-minute intervals—for more than a year.
    — Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 27 May 2022
  • Vacant, according to the company preparing to develop the land, meant the lot was empty of any living thing willing to pay money to be there.
    — Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 24 Mar. 2022

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