empty-handed
Example Sentences
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The near flip-of-a-coin chance of being left empty-handed on liability and medical claims, and the yearslong trend toward relatively fewer payouts, mirrors what’s happening to homeowners and their insurance coverage, the Journal previously reported.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
I had been to Wembley before as a Toon player and I had been there before as a Toon fan, and we'd all had the same feeling of walking away empty-handed.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
But he’ll go home early and empty-handed unless fifth-ranked Portugal improves on the listless performance it had in a draw with the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2026
But Mercedes’s friend Anna Kristovich, 16, left the store empty-handed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
Crow and Angela came back with two large trays; Turtle returned empty-handed, puzzled but much relieved.
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
