empty-handed
Example Sentences
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Elizabeth Holmes, founder of Theranos, walked out of his office empty-handed.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
Or, as Glenn Whipp puts it, “Jean Smart isn’t going to win this award four straight times and then go home empty-handed for the final season of ‘Hacks.’
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
“Marty Supreme,” which was nominated for nine awards, went home empty-handed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026
The Londoner went free and detectives left empty-handed.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
We didn’t want to go empty-handed, so we gathered medicinal supplies, clothes, and even old toys.
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
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