Examples of 'left empty-handed' in a sentence

Meaning of "left empty-handed"

left empty-handed - describes a situation where someone does not achieve the desired outcome or obtain anything, resulting in disappointment or frustration

How to use "left empty-handed" in a sentence

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left empty-handed
It would be a shame if you left empty-handed.
They are being left empty-handed and packed off home.
Up till today no one was left empty-handed.
Now, they have been left empty-handed and are recovering from a steam engine plowing through the franchise.
We know that we will be left empty-handed.
And I am left empty-handed and heartbroken.
Weeks have gone by and we have been left empty-handed.
While social organisations were left empty-handed even though they kept or even created jobs.
We were anxious to find this nameless criminal but were left empty-handed.
So Petan and Akulya were left empty-handed as they deserved.
I promised the families that they would do not be left empty-handed.
Now you are left empty-handed.
The customer thanked the business owner and left empty-handed.
Now we are left empty-handed.
I wonder what will happen when you are left empty-handed.

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But he left empty-handed.
Those who pay no taxes will be left empty-handed.
So we left empty-handed.
We spent a long time looking for it, on a number of occasions were were left empty-handed.
We would both be left empty-handed.
You have conducted two raids on his suspected whereabouts and have so far left empty-handed.
Yamamba was left empty-handed.
The police searched the home for weapons or other adults but left empty-handed.
Charles was left empty-handed.
The fact that they beat him into a coma indicates that they left empty-handed.
He reportedly left empty-handed.
Team Trans Am picks up the last one and Team Honda is left empty-handed.
I eventually left empty-handed.
A few days later, everything was gone … and they were left empty-handed.
Appears he left empty-handed.
Just because of a whim, she should not be left empty-handed.
Do not be left empty-handed.
If you stand before it, you will be left empty-handed.
I had left empty-handed only from my in-laws ' place on my wedding day.
And never again will bass players be left empty-handed around a campfire.
They left empty-handed and they decorated the gaff with some prat's face.
The attempt was unsuccessful, and two years later he left empty-handed for New York.
Instead, Pickens left empty-handed and frustrated with the state lottery.
But Elder Scrolls fans were not left empty-handed.
FBI just left empty-handed.
Just now Black and White killers left empty-handed.
She left empty-handed.
Maybe the robbers left empty-handed.
I had left empty-handed only from my in-laws ' place.
Creditors are left empty-handed.
Look, as far as we know, they came on a fishing trip and left empty-handed.
Otherwise, the police are left empty-handed and the criminal escapes.
Look, they came on a fishing tripand left empty-handed.
Cops left empty-handed.
And once again, the police are left empty-handed.

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Examples of using Empty-handed
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I am beginning to think we are gonna go home empty-handed
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Examples of using Left
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