empty
adjective
containing nothing; having none of the usual or appropriate contents.
were emptying
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past progressiveof empty.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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When Mia, the heroine of the tense French drama “Revoir Paris,” thinks about the night her life changed, her face seems to drain of all feeling, almost as if she were emptying it out.
From New York Times ● Jun. 22, 2023
Those fuel tanks were emptying far faster than anticipated.
From Seattle Times ● May 8, 2022
People were emptying the shelves at grocery stores, rushing to the banks to withdraw money.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 24, 2022
Shelves were emptying, but supplies remained ample, as long as you weren’t looking for toilet paper, water or hand sanitizer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2020
The neighborhoods were emptying out, and it wouldn’t be long before there was no one else to help and little left to see.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
