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"be emptied" is a correct and usable phrase in written English
It is a passive construction, with "be" acting as the auxiliary verb and "emptied" as the past participle of the verb "empty." This phrase is typically used when the subject of the sentence is being acted upon or undergoing a state change. Example: "The trash cans will be emptied every Monday morning." Here, "be emptied" is used to indicate that the action of emptying the trash cans will be performed on them.
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be emptied
adjective
Devoid of content; containing nothing or nobody; vacant.
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"The wastebasket should be emptied.
Piggy-banks will have to be emptied.
They seem to be emptied from inside.
It's not just that warehouses have to be emptied.
But soon this office will be emptied of its pictures.
In small restaurants, they must be emptied by hand.
He didn't have a fully formed vision, waiting to be emptied onto the page.
The fund is projected to be emptied in 2037 -- the same date as projected last year.
The prisons might not be emptied, but some doors may open.
Long-haul aircraft are equipped with valves that allow fuel to be emptied via the wings.
What can't be emptied — ornamental ponds, for example — can be made hostile to mosquitoes.
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