be empty

Frequency: 9.050.2 per million words

the state of not containing things or people

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Examples (10)

  • The bottle is empty; please recycle it.
  • The streets were eerily empty after the city-wide curfew was announced.
  • The classroom will be empty during the summer holidays.
  • My stomach is so empty I can hear it rumbling.
  • Excuse me, is this seat empty? I'd like to sit here.
  • When we arrived, the auditorium was almost completely empty.
  • My email inbox is finally empty after hours of sorting messages.
  • If the fuel tank is empty, the car won't start.
  • The old mansion had been empty for decades before it was restored.
  • The shelves in the supermarket were empty just hours after the storm warning.