appear empty
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to give the impression of being empty
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Examples (10)
- The lecture hall appears empty from this distance, but students are probably just arriving.
- When we arrived, the stadium appeared empty, but it filled up quickly before the concert.
- The box might appear empty, but there's a false bottom hiding the jewels.
- His eyes appeared empty and lifeless after hearing the tragic news.
- Although the warehouse appears empty on surveillance footage, heat sensors indicate otherwise.
- The normally bustling market appeared strangely empty that Tuesday morning.
- My coffee mug appears empty; I should probably get a refill.
- The house, which had been bustling with activity just hours before, now appeared eerily empty.
- A room can appear empty even when it's full of furniture if it lacks personal touches.
- "From the outside, the building appears completely empty," the detective noted.