Example Sentences

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"UNESCO has been emptying key Western concepts of their meaning," says Owen Harries, a former Australian Ambassador to UNESCO.

From Time Magazine Archive

“Sir Harry has been emptying the coal-scuttle!” laughed Mattie.

From Not Like Other Girls by Carey, Rosa Nouchette

The Lord has been emptying him from vessel to vessel, and I have been waiting the issue; but mine eyes almost fail.

From The Power of Faith Exemplified In The Life And Writings Of The Late Mrs. Isabella Graham. by Graham, Isabella