Sentence examples for were almost empty of from inspiring English sources

The streets were almost empty of Palestinians.

Today, Beirut and nearby mountain areas were almost empty of the Syrian troops who have been stationed there for years.

They walked in streets that were almost empty of traffic except for fire engines and ambulances, or stood in knots or talked to strangers, some brought together by radio and television, some by people who had been downtown just hours earlier and shared their nightmares.

Businesses in downtown Nairobi remained shut on Monday as the usually busy streets were almost emptied of traffic.

The Bardo Museum was almost empty of visitors on many weekdays.

And Gaza's fish market was almost empty of fish and buyers.

The large split beef shank (a special) was almost empty of marrow.

Hospitals in Raqqa are almost empty of female doctors, according to residents.

Prisons should be consolidated — some are almost empty of anybody but state employees.

It shows its true self only during the two hours after dawn, when it is almost empty of life.

Broad St .was almost empty of people Nobody really understood what had happened inside the building, although by now it was clear that there had been an accident.