Sentence examples for are actually empty from inspiring English sources

If they erroneously register that the tanks contain fuel when they are actually empty, a catastrophic engine shutdown could occur.

To achieve that, the campaign treats "Nothing" like a brand name, making it a tangible product in the form of cans that look like they could contain soup, peaches, peas or other foods — but are actually empty.

People moved there with lots of money to find the pot of gold was actually empty.

Their previews were embellished by virtual staging of their choice — by means of an interactive tour in which each visitor "painted" and "decorated" some rooms in the house (which is actually empty).

It was a time when the Yankees and their fans did not consider a playoff appearance a divine right, a time when there were actually empty seats at Yankee Stadium and a time when Mariano Rivera was starting games in the minor leagues.

Right now, if you go to the average company, 20% to 25% of desk space is actually empty all day long.

The bulge is actually empty, waiting for other devices to be implemented: GPS, cameras, and so on.

Unlike a debit card, a cheque book and guarantee card never let them down and never revealed their dirty little secret - that their bank account was actually empty.

He added: "You'd get the PR announcements saying 'we care about stringent immigration controls and we're doing things thoroughly' but when you get to the end of the queue you realise there's actually empty boxes with no-one in them.

Blown up in an accident so tragic it's actually empty of irony.

Even if this club was so new it's actually empty, we'd be happy for the extra room to move in.