emptily

Example Sentences

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Glinda’s shtick had me laughing reflexively but emptily.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2024

In another a speechless young man, heavily bandaged, gazes emptily into the camera.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2023

“Brown just stood there, staring emptily into chaos,” writes Kent Babb in “Across the River: Life, Death, a nd Football in an American City.”

From Washington Post • Aug. 11, 2021

Many competitors find themselves ahead of tempo and simply wait, vacantly and obediently, for the music to catch up, arms flopping listlessly, eyes staring emptily into space.

From Slate • Aug. 8, 2016

He was silent for a moment, during which time he seemed to be gazing emptily at the area of carpet around my feet.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro