empty talk

Example Sentences

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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

The eSafety Commission criticised the firm's "empty talk" on the issue.

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2023

Brazil is striving to show its shift in rhetoric amounts to more than empty talk.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 16, 2021

My father held his tongue, but he knew this was empty talk.

From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai