Examples of empty calories in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Hatred isn’t a positive emotion — empty calories for the soul. — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2022 Case in point: the recommendation to limit empty calories. — Christine Byrne, Outside Online, 28 Feb. 2021 Maybe a Facebook revolution really is like an Easy-Bake Oven—an impressively quick and inexpensive way to generate heat, but one that often churns out brittle, empty calories. — Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2022 Investors have to hope they aren’t getting served empty calories. — Laura Forman, WSJ, 1 Feb. 2022 So instead of just becoming bloated on empty calories, the Cavaliers want to land some assets before the NBA’s trade deadline on March 25 that will help their long-term future. — Mark Medina, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2021 The soft nonconference schedule will produce some victories, but those will be empty calories. — BostonGlobe.com, 8 Nov. 2021 But, much as social media can feel like empty calories compared to actual friendship, the metaverse may wind up inadequately simulating real life. — Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2021 Let all of these food metaphors not conjure cheese; these are not empty calories. — Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2021 See More

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