empty
Example Sentences
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In discussing the 14th Amendment, Mr. Barnett fairly shows that the phrase “subject to the jurisdiction thereof” isn’t empty surplusage.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
“I ate vitamins on an empty stomach then sat in traffic,” he said with a shrug.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
Instead of digging new tunnels, certain bees reused existing ones if they were empty.
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026
To the right, with the Iranian coast only 40 miles away, the dark-blue sea is completely empty.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
He took his time, walking past all the empty picnic tables.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
