nonempty
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of nonempty
Example Sentences
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Thankful he’d worn two layers of clothes, Kingery looked at his now-empty street corner with nothing but the bruises on his back.
From Slate • Oct. 8, 2025
Heat now-empty wok over high heat until just smoking.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 16, 2024
To the now-empty skillet, add the bok choy; cook, stirring often, until the leaves are wilted and the stems are translucent, about 2 minutes.
From Washington Times • Jan. 2, 2024
Once the environmental upheavals were over, nocturnal species could exploit now-empty niches by shifting to diurnality and diversifying, as mammals did after the dinosaurs were gone.
From Science Magazine • Nov. 20, 2023
The tsar looked between where his daughter had vanished and the now-empty seat she had left behind.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
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