Example Sentences

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"Our villages are emptying and, in the region's most fertile plain, we're sowing glass and concrete," said Tentsoglidis in a tilt at the solar farms.

From Barron's • Dec. 27, 2025

Taqueros, fruteros and other street vendors are emptying the streets of Los Angeles amid widespread immigration sweeps, fearing their own arrest and deportation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2025

But increasing numbers of building owners are emptying people from their properties.

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2024

“They are emptying the whole area,” said Abdel-Hay Saad, who lives on the western edge of Gaza City’s Rimal neighborhood.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 23, 2024

One might have fancied one's self upon one of the great Parisian boulevards just when the theaters are emptying themselves—there were so many carriages, omnibuses, and cabs.

From Amiel's Journal by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.