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The phrase "appears to be empty" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing something that seems to lack content or substance, such as a container, a document, or a space.
Example: "After checking the box, I found that it appears to be empty, with no items inside."
Alternatives: "seems to be vacant" or "looks to be unoccupied".
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For quantum theory has shown that a vacuum (ie, nothing) only appears to be empty space.
You can still get a lot from that — for example, that the outer third of the whole volume appears to be empty.
In many Chinese cities, the scale of public space outside the subway station is large and often appears to be empty.
The area around the parliament building where the rally took place appears to be empty, according to a report by Balkan Insight.
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As we drove, we saw abandoned homes, and the towns of Naraha, Tomioka and Okuma appeared to be empty.
Clothing shops and jewelry stores appeared to be empty, with bored clerks listlessly polishing glass display cases.
Lawyers for the teenager, Tucker Mahoney, 17, and his parents claimed the gun was defective because it appeared to be empty but was not.
"I don't know when CBS was there, but if it was when school was out, the schools would appear to be empty," he said.
In one, Al Muradiya, the Sunni Tawaffuk and Reform Party had unfurled a huge banner from a building that appeared to be empty.
A 1947 photograph shows oval windows on the southerly side wall, now covered over by a large advertising sign, with the upper floors appearing to be empty.
The building used by Mr. Aziz appeared to be empty, with almost no interior lights on, as was the case with many of the palace complexes across the city.
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