empty-handed (Meaning)
Wordnet
empty-handed (s)
having acquired or gained nothing
carrying nothing in the hands
Synonyms & Antonyms of empty-handed
No Synonyms and anytonyms found
empty-handed Sentence Examples
- She was left empty-handed after spending all her money on the lottery tickets.
- The robber ran away empty-handed after the homeowner scared him away.
- The beggar left the house empty-handed after being refused by the miserly owner.
- The student was sent empty-handed to the library because he forgot his library card.
- The company went bankrupt and the shareholders were left empty-handed.
- The soldier was discharged from the army empty-handed after serving his country for 20 years.
- The politician was forced to resign and left office empty-handed.
- The farmer lost all his crops to the drought and was left empty-handed.
- The scientist spent years working on the project only to be left empty-handed when it failed.
- The child searched for Easter eggs in the garden but came back empty-handed.
FAQs About the word empty-handed
having acquired or gained nothing, carrying nothing in the hands
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No antonyms found.
She was left empty-handed after spending all her money on the lottery tickets.
The robber ran away empty-handed after the homeowner scared him away.
The beggar left the house empty-handed after being refused by the miserly owner.
The student was sent empty-handed to the library because he forgot his library card.
