Example Sentences

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The country feels emptier because our homes are emptier.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

AFP reporters in Douala said his call was mainly followed with schools shut and roads emptier than usual.

From Barron's • Nov. 3, 2025

“It’s quite . . . empty, emptier than you can imagine. There’s no more pain, no more suffering.”

From Salon • Sep. 29, 2025

Church pews, hospitals and whole neighborhoods have been emptier than usual.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 16, 2025

It was emptier than the other, holding a collection of almost two dozen tomes that matched in size and color.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack