empty of

idiom

: completely without (something)

The arena was empty of spectators.

The streets are now empty of traffic.

Examples of empty of in a Sentence

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On a quiet day in late December, with the campus empty of students, with little fanfare, Magoon Gwath went from one court to the other, pulled on a red practice jersey and joined the scout team in a halfcourt session defending the starters. —Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Jan. 2024

In Tahoe City, where there were reports of brief power outages, the streets were mostly empty of cars as snow piled up the roadways. —Megan Michelson, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2024

In October, 1973, on the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, when the entire country was shut down, the streets empty of traffic, and many were in synagogue, Egypt and Syria commenced an attack into Sinai and the Golan Heights. —David Remnick, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2023

To experience the Archipelago in the in-between days of summer and fall is to experience a gentle season where blueberries are still ripe, the water retains a streak of warmth, saunas are still firing, and the seas are almost empty of sailors. —Madeline Weinfield, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2023

His mobile home in the park was mostly empty of furniture — no TV and no computer, either. —Kathy McCormack, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2023

As summer gives way to autumn, the Northwest Indiana’s beaches will gradually empty of swimmers and sunbathers. —Alex Dalton, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2023

The images showed shattered buildings, some on fire, and destroyed streets empty of anyone but troops. 'CANNOT BE JUSTIFIED' A 57-nation gathering of Muslim and Arab leaders in Saudi Arabia called in their communique for an end to the war in Gaza and the immediate delivery of humanitarian aid. —Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 12 Nov. 2023

Consumers can contact Candy Dynamics for a full refund of products that aren't empty of the liquid candy. —Kate Gibson, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2023