empty

Example Sentences

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Instead of digging new tunnels, certain bees reused existing ones if they were empty.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

The children will also have 10 years to empty the account, and they’ll have to take annual withdrawals if Grandma had to.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

In St. Clair, Magna has opened its facility to tours by other automakers and suppliers, hoping to lure new business to occupy empty swaths of the factory floor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Novo already sells an oral version of its blockbuster weight-loss drug, Wegovy, but it must be taken on an empty stomach with no more than four ounces of water.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

In the doorway of my assigned room on the third floor I could see the dim outline of a body in the bed closest to the door and an empty bed closer to the window.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse