The word "empty" is correct and usable in written English. It is usually used to describe something that does not contain anything or is devoid of content. For example, "The room was empty except for a few pieces of scattered furniture.".
It was empty.
"But, as horrible as it is to say, a member of staff should probably not have released the car from the station when an empty one hadn't made it back".
A cashier at Dushanbe's Abulkosim Lohuti Academic Theatre says the 500-seat hall is often nearly empty.
Houses still sit empty, and there are calls for the government and Rio Tinto to make the dwellings available for public housing.
"It's very difficult to explain to people – particularly my Yolgnu constituents – who come to me about public housing and say why can't I have one of these empty houses?" says Walker.
Last year the NT government struck a deal with Rio Tinto to make 250 empty houses available to support new and existing businesses as part of a new, co-funded economic development entity, but not for public housing.
In the following year the town's population of about 4,000 dropped by nearly half, and as businesses and supermarkets closed, Qantas cut its services, and houses were left empty, the exodus began to take a toll on the mental health of those who stayed behind.
Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.
Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com