empty talk
Example Sentences
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"I got what I wanted and it doesn't sit right," she observes, describing parties full of "big shots and barbies" whose empty talk makes her "ears bleed".
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
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
“But it can’t just be empty talk; we need to see words backed up with tagine action.”
From Washington Times ● Oct. 17, 2023
“Like the biblical prophets, you confront things that at times are uncomfortable; you criticize today’s false myths and new idols, its empty talk, the ploys of consumerism, the schemes of power.”
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 23, 2023
It was just empty talk, he told himself.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
