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empty-handed
[ emp-tee-han-did ]
adjective
- having nothing in the hands, as in doing no work:
While we were carrying out the luggage, he stood by empty-handed.
- having gained nothing:
to return from a quest empty-handed.
- bringing no gift, donation, etc.:
They came to the birthday party empty-handed.
empty-handed
adjective
- carrying nothing in the hands
- having gained nothing
they returned from the negotiations empty-handed
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of empty-handed1
Example Sentences
Nearly six years after a jury awarded him $8.1 million in a lawsuit alleging he’d been harassed for reporting misconduct within the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Deputy Andrew Rodriguez has been left empty-handed.
Even with 94 awards to consider, some people will get overlooked - but nobody expected two of the Grammys' biggest darlings to go home empty-handed.
Amazon MGM Studios received two nominations for “Nickel Boys,†and Apple came up empty-handed.
As such, some non-religious officials have sworn the oath empty-handed or with some other document, such as a copy of the Constitution itself.
The Senate's only Black lawmaker also didn't end the year empty-handed.
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