empty-handed
Example Sentences
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My sister is searching her own wallet, but she comes up empty-handed.
From Literature
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The reprieve is short-lived: Voting begins on Feb. 26, when the brutal math of awards season will reassert itself, meaning roughly 80% of them will head home on Oscar night empty-handed.
From Los Angeles Times
Instead, Shiffrin left China empty-handed after failing to complete three of her races.
The Irish leave the French capital bruised and empty-handed and must regroup in time to face Italy in Dublin on 14 February, with France travelling to Wales the following day.
From BBC
Roan was nominated for two Grammys on Sunday - record of the year and best pop solo performance, both for The Subway, but she came away empty-handed.
From BBC
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