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Example Sentences
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When the ‘ukulele is safely zipped into its case again, Pua moves up three rows to the next empty seat. The one next to me. “Boys!” she exclaims.
From Literature
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First the earth would fall away in a massive landslide down the mountain, and then hot gases, lava, and rock could erupt from the newly empty space.
From Literature
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In yet another example of how the immigration raids had crippled attendance, some buses were nearly empty.
From Los Angeles Times
It was a unique sight, seeing the champions on their knees and empty of emotion.
From BBC
But villagers who repurposed the empty barrels for storing water or food or washing clothes reported rashes, vomiting and other symptoms.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.