empty
adjective
containing nothing; having none of the usual or appropriate contents.
had emptied
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past perfectof empty.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Even though officials had emptied and closed a site in Durban which had at one stage held roughly 10,000 people, foreign nationals continued to arrive and numbered around 1,000 on Friday, an AFP journalist said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
England fans had emptied their bank accounts to travel to Australia in the hope they might see an Ashes win.
From BBC ● Jan. 8, 2026
Livestream video from student journalists showed the encampment had emptied out as police formed a line to move remaining protesters away and stop people from re-entering the area.
From Seattle Times ● May 5, 2024
She had emptied it to make room for as much stuff as possible.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2024
After the tent had emptied out, Nurse reappeared to tell the servers that they might make their own feast from the leavings.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
