empty of

phrase

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

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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 These days, the streets of Havana are almost empty of cars but teeming with thousands of bicycles and small electric motorcycles that have become the only way to get around. ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026 Both deployed words that were fatally empty of meaning. Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 9 Apr. 2026 The apparent overnight drone attack occurred when offices would normally be empty of personnel, and no injuries were reported. Npr Staff, NPR, 4 Apr. 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 29 Jul. 2026.

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