empty of

phrase

: completely without (something)
The arena was empty of spectators.
The streets are now empty of traffic.

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Perhaps most notable this year is the Golden Plunge indoor swimming pool, which was originally constructed around 1926 and still resides under the venue’s floor, empty of water of course. Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 31 July 2026 Shooting aftermath in Seattle A USA TODAY Network reporter at the scene of the shooting Monday morning found the festival space empty of people but otherwise eerily unchanged from the moments leading up to the shooting. Michael Loria, USA Today, 28 July 2026 During my trips to El Rosario and Sierra Chincua, both sanctuaries were mostly empty of tourists; cartels had been burning cars near the base of Sierra Chincua. Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026 At John Muir Health Psychiatric Hospital on Wednesday, management had still closed patient admissions to its ward for children 12 and younger, and the section was empty of patients or staff. Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for empty of

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“Empty of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/empty%20of. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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