Examples of 'empty-handed' in a sentence
Meaning of "empty-handed"
To come away empty-handed means to leave a situation or experience without achieving the desired outcome, often used in contexts where expectations have not been met
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I am not returning empty-handed this time.
I am beginning to think we are gonna go home empty-handed.
Coming home empty-handed is not acceptable.
We are not going to walk out of there empty-handed.
We are empty-handed against the hangmen of the power.
We are not allowed to leave here empty-handed.
Ending up empty-handed does not suggest shrewd statesmanship.
Might as well be dead as go home empty-handed.
Empty-handed is never used to describe something immaterial.
Turns out he did not show up empty-handed.
They are empty-handed after three days of trekking.
Something tells me you are here empty-handed.
I did not want to be empty-handed as this is my first visit.
It would be a shame if you left empty-handed.
No one returns empty-handed from your doorstep.
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I realize it must be so frustrating going home empty-handed.
Maybe you are not as empty-handed as you think.
I was taught it was impolite to visit a friend empty-handed.
I would have to go home empty-handed which was a torture.
My mother told me never to arrive empty-handed.
Turning them back empty-handed is regarded inauspicious.
We do not like to come calling empty-handed.
Returning home empty-handed is simply not an option.
At least we did not come away empty-handed.
I can not go home empty-Handed looking like this.
Do not like dropping in on friends empty-handed.
I can not go back empty-handed after a night of fidgeting.
I just hate that we are going home empty-handed.
And do not come back empty-handed or there is no supper.
He knows what happens if we come empty-handed.
The female returns empty-handed from another hunt.
I do not aim to go back home empty-handed.
I can not go back empty-handed in a situation like that.
He did not want to come to you empty-handed.
We could end up empty-handed at the new spot as well.
There is nothing like staying empty-handed.
They are being left empty-handed and packed off home.
So i would not be sitting here empty-handed.
He turned no one away empty-handed and neither should we.
We know that we will be left empty-handed.
We left our village empty-handed to save our lives.
But it would be a shame to leave empty-handed.
But he came back empty-handed and changed his shirt.
The delegation returned home empty-handed.
If you are empty-handed take a glass and we will do some tasting.
Police investigate but come up empty-handed.
Leaving this place empty-handed is not the best revenge.
I can not go back to my friends empty-handed.
Guests who are empty-handed or unwanted are not allowed to enter first.
At least she did not leave us empty-handed.
