emptied
Example Sentences
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Even though officials had emptied and closed a site in Durban which had at one stage held roughly 10,000 people, foreign nationals continued to arrive and numbered around 1,000 on Friday, an AFP journalist said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
Instead, she emptied them one more time, with the biggest match of her career still waiting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
The artwork will reportedly occupy a train of its own, emptied of everyone except conservators and guards, and a police escort will be provided on both sides of the Channel.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
It needs only to be emptied of the people authorized to act.
From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2026
Florida emptied the jar of chocolate syrup into the bowl.
From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech
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