How to Use empty nester in a Sentence
empty nester
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This is perfect for the empty nester and retiree for when the kids are gone.
—Tribune News Service, cleveland, 16 July 2022
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Most of the guests at Wildwood are empty nesters like the Taylors.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 May 2024
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Even having one boy off at college taught John to dread the life of an empty nester.
—Mike Piellucci, SI.com, 6 Sep. 2017
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Nine of the 10 best cities for empty nesters are on that side of the country, with only one city from the East Coast making the list.
—Marisa Russell, Woman's Day, 13 Jan. 2015
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Eli just left for college, and Ms. Roy is a few years from being an empty nester as well.
—Katy McLaughlin, WSJ, 12 Sep. 2018
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The downtown resident moved to Towson with his wife, Gretchen, when the the two became empty nesters in 2011.
—Margarita Cambest, baltimoresun.com, 8 Mar. 2018
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Ree shared an adorable photo from one of Todd's fall football games this year and opened up about life as an empty nester.
—Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 29 Nov. 2023
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In 2010, the children began to leave the house, and Fred, now an empty nester, began planting grapes on the south end of the property.
—Dallas News, 27 June 2022
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On the plane home, the flood gates opened… Becoming an empty nester is almost like grieving.
—Katie Robinson, Town & Country, 11 Sep. 2017
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Many of the newest residents are empty nesters, Sears said.
—Debbie Funk, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2024
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Friends encouraged the empty nester to try her hand at a food cart after trying her food.
—Michael Russell, OregonLive.com, 9 May 2018
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The empty nesters' youngest child, Joaquin, left for college at the University of Michigan in 2021.
—Erin Clements, Peoplemag, 4 Dec. 2023
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The developers said the project will cater to seniors, baby boomers and empty nesters.
—Jeff Rumage, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 Feb. 2018
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So, the married father of two was suddenly available, and about to be an empty nester.
—Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Jan. 2024
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She’s an empty nester who lives in a house with a never-ending stream of adult children cycling through her house.
—Sally Schwartz, chicagotribune.com, 27 Aug. 2021
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As an empty nester who had recently retired, Ms. Peeters felt her home had space for one more.
—Koba Ryckewaert Ilvy Njiokiktjien, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2023
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The empty nesters started slowly with a cruise out of Florida.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 May 2024
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Some were there with their grown daughters, others were there solo, and there were a few empty nester couples.
—Jim Dobson, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2021
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In the past few years, my mother, an empty nester at long last, has started taking camping road trips across the country.
—Nick Martin, The New Republic, 29 Oct. 2019
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For Michelle, that new normal comes with being an empty nester as Malia and Sasha have both started college.
—Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 7 May 2020
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The Blue Lagoon star also revealed her thoughts on being an empty nester.
—Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com, 22 Apr. 2022
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The new development will target empty nesters, baby boomers, and those who choose to rent, DeRosa said.
—Erik S. Hanley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 June 2018
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There’s a nice blend of empty nesters, single professionals and transplants who want to be here for a couple of years.
—Kellie Hwang, azcentral, 26 June 2018
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Tim McGraw has realized there are a few perks about being an empty nester with wife Faith Hill.
—Julie Jordan, Peoplemag, 25 Aug. 2023
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For a few brief minutes, the adult falcons that call Evanston Public Library home each spring were empty nesters.
—Genevieve Bookwalter, chicagotribune.com, 6 June 2019
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The couple selling the tri-level dwelling, Brain and Nicki Runnels, are empty nesters who have been married for 31 years.
—The Indianapolis Star, 26 Feb. 2024
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Setting the film right before a high school graduation was the first sentence of the idea, with Joe about to be an empty nester and looking at all that hasn’t been said.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 20 Nov. 2023
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Thus, most empty nesters default into staying in the family home for one of three reasons, or all of them: 1.
—Marni Jameson, The Mercury News, 26 June 2019
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The city is popular with empty nesters and has an urban feel without Boston prices.
—Susan Moeller, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Apr. 2023
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Much of the interest has come from empty nesters and single adults looking to move into downtown from the suburbs.
—Erin Edgemon, AL.com, 27 Oct. 2017
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