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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He said neighborhoods and shelters were emptying as people fled.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 4, 2023
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
Elsewhere in the Washington region, campuses were emptying out this week largely without incident as students wrapped up finals and went home for the winter break.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 17, 2021
Long queues of people were seen outside markets and shelves at supermarkets in Ho Chi Minh City were emptying on Saturday, witnesses and state media said.
From Reuters ● Aug. 21, 2021
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
