empty talk
Example Sentences
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The notion of companies flocking back to Russia is empty talk, said Alexandra Prokopenko, a former Russian central bank official who is now a fellow at the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center in Berlin.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025
The eSafety Commission criticised the firm's "empty talk" on the issue.
From BBC • Oct. 16, 2023
That led to constant, mostly empty talk about what might happen.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 4, 2023
“The time for empty talk is over. Now arrives the hour of action.”
From Washington Times • Jan. 24, 2017
It was just empty talk, he told himself.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
