Example Sentences

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John Keats couldn’t have better described a woman whose love is true, headlong, self-emptying and completely other-directed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

The Shark AI Ultra XL is an excellent self-emptying robot with high-end features for a lower price.

From The Verge • Jul. 8, 2022

The N8 Plus is a midrange vacuum and mop hybrid, and it comes with a self-emptying station and lidar-powered mapping.

From The Verge • May 9, 2022

Ecovacs Deebot N8 Plus $400 $650 39% off The Ecovacs Deebot N8 Plus is a laser-mapping hybrid vacuum and mop robot with a self-emptying station.

From The Verge • May 9, 2022

The self-emptying principle was accomplished by the introduction of six self-acting valves into the bottom of the boat, through which the water, when shipped, ran back into the sea!

From The Lifeboat by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)