1.   I was planning to turn right, but I looked left first, just to check the traffic, and the street was empty all the way to Boston.

2.   The house seems dark and empty to her, bereft of children, who are the light of the world, she says.

3.   The woman at the bar told me it was closed for a private party, but the place looked pretty empty to me.

4.   But this patriotic talk may sound bloated and empty to many, especially because often I forget to ask myself which Indonesia I am talking about.