empty larder

Frequency: 7.00.8 per million words

Synonymous with 'bare larder', indicating a lack of food.

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Examples (20)

  • After the long winter, the empty larder was a stark reminder of dwindling supplies.
  • After the feast, the larder was almost empty.
  • The family faced hard times, often having to make do with an empty larder.
  • The family worried about their empty larder during the famine.
  • She sighed, looking into the empty larder, wondering what to cook for dinner.
  • We found the larder completely empty when we returned from vacation.
  • An empty larder is a common problem in times of economic hardship.
  • A prolonged drought can leave the village's larders quite empty.
  • We need to go grocery shopping; the larder is almost empty.
  • With no groceries bought for weeks, the larder became increasingly empty.
  • He hated the sight of an empty larder, a symbol of his poverty.
  • She stared sadly at her empty larder, wondering what to cook.
  • Despite their best efforts, the villagers often woke to an empty larder.
  • The prolonged siege left their larders utterly empty.
  • The little mouse found the larder empty and scurried away in disappointment.
  • By morning, the children had managed to empty the larder of all the biscuits.
  • To avoid an empty larder, she always kept a stock of non-perishable goods.
  • He promised that their larder would never be empty again.
  • The sudden influx of guests quickly left the once-full larder empty.
  • The empty larder was a stark reminder of their poverty.