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
People were emptying the shelves at grocery stores, rushing to the banks to withdraw money.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 24, 2022
The black globs that had pushed their way into the inlet Sunday morning were emptying back into the ocean.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2021
The village’s traditional homes of grass and mud were emptying as residents departed through the mist, searching for safety elsewhere.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 10, 2021
But the streets and the square were emptying fast; the old men were folding up their newspapers and vacating their benches.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
