Sentence examples for they were empty from inspiring English sources
Years ago they were empty on Saturdays and Sundays, after the courts adjourned.
On stage the ballot boxes were held aloft and shaken to show they were empty.
"We opened the cupboards at the electricity ministry, and they were empty," he said.
Why were some ballot boxes sealed before candidates' inspectors could validate they were empty?
I pulled my pockets inside out to show him that they were empty.
To begin with, they were empty-handed.
Inside the Protestant Immanuel Church, Li Ruqi, 87, and his 85-year-old wife, who gave her name only as Ms. Yan (Chinese women do not change their names when they marry) said they were "empty-nesters".
"We couldn't see who they were, but they were emptying their rifles in our direction," he said.
Trays were then taken to a separate room where they were emptied cell by cell.
Containers were then transferred to a centralized compost facility where they were emptied and cleaned.
