Sentence examples of "empty rhetoric" in English
I examined the purse again, and found it empty.
J'ai vérifié le porte-monnaie à nouveau, et constaté qu'il était vide.
The police followed up all their leads but came up empty handed.
La police suivit toutes ses pistes mais revint les mains vides.
Considering what time it was, the supermarket was relatively empty.
Vu l'heure qu'il était, le supermarché était relativement vide.
You should especially not drink on an empty stomach.
Vous ne devriez surtout pas boire sur un estomac vide.
She sat on the empty beach watching the waves roll in one after the other.
Elle s'assit sur la plage vide, regardant rouler les vagues, l'une après l'autre.
Hope is when you suddenly run to the kitchen like a mad man to check if the empty chocolate cookie box you just finished an hour ago is magically full again.
L'espoir, c'est quand tu cours soudainement à la cuisine comme un fou pour vérifier que la boîte de gâteaux au chocolat que tu as finie une heure plus tôt s'est comme par magie remplie à nouveau.
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