Sentence examples for virtually empty of from inspiring English sources

Before 1930 the radio spectrum above 30 megahertz was virtually empty of man-made signals.

The Kalahari is virtually empty of people: the Owenses later wrote of living with only "a few bands of Stone Age Bushmen in an area larger than Ireland".

Inside, clinics are virtually empty of patients, many of whom, doctors say, have been hauled away for detention after participating in protests.

At rush hour this evening, Interstate 66, a major highway connecting Washington to its Northern Virginia suburbs, was virtually empty of its usual bumper-to-bumper traffic.

What that means is that at the moment when things began to spiral out of control, the area of greatest menace was virtually empty of police protection.

At Bloomingdale's flagship store in Manhattan, where executives rehearse for disasters, the store was virtually empty of shoppers after the attacks.

"When first surveying the area in 2007, John and Terese found large sections of this forest virtually emptied of all wildlife".

Many of the Brook Green faithful come from Qaraqosh, which was a Christian stronghold until a couple of weeks ago but is now virtually emptied of its Christian population thanks to the latest advances of Islamist fighters.

American officers, speaking in a tented encampment that had virtually emptied of troops as the Marines pushed men forward into the battle, estimated that Mr. Sadr had as many as 2,000 fighters in the city, and that the Iraqi police forces numbered about the same.

Then again, there are several new stadiums, built primarily for N.F.L. tenants, that dot the landscape and stand virtually empty for much of the year.

The beach was virtually empty, most of the residents of the area having retreated indoors to watch the final stages of the one-day cricket match between India and England.