How to Use empty nester in a Sentence

empty nester

noun
  • This is for me, too, who’s about to be an empty nester.
    — Carmen Rios, Flow Space, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Some of us will be empty nesters for the first time and will miss them deeply.
    — Alesa Andrew, Parents, 31 July 2025
  • The mom of two opened up about life with her husband as an empty nester.
    — Kayla Grant, People.com, 27 May 2025
  • This is perfect for the empty nester and retiree for when the kids are gone.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 16 July 2022
  • Now, as an empty nester, my life holds different joys.
    — Monitor Contributors, Christian Science Monitor, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Even having one boy off at college taught John to dread the life of an empty nester.
    — Mike Piellucci, SI.com, 6 Sep. 2017
  • But what does being an 'empty nester' mean in 2025?
    — Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
  • But what does being an 'empty nester' mean in 2025?
    — Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
  • But what does being an 'empty nester' mean in 2025?
    — Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 18 June 2026
  • Friends encouraged the empty nester to try her hand at a food cart after trying her food.
    — Michael Russell, OregonLive.com, 9 May 2018
  • The couple is completely crushed but soon come around to the idea of being empty nesters.
    — Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Nov. 2025
  • Most of the guests at Wildwood are empty nesters like the Taylors.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 May 2024
  • 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
  • Ree and Ladd, who have been married for nearly 30 years, are now empty nesters.
    — Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2025
  • 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
  • Lauren Sánchez is close to becoming an empty nester.
    — Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 12 Aug. 2025
  • 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, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
  • So, the married father of two was suddenly available, and about to be an empty nester.
    — Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Of course, the age gap between these empty nesters and their younger neighbors has a funny way of showing up from time to time.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 30 June 2025
  • Downsizing isn’t just for empty nesters anymore.
    — Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The empty nesters planned to host their children, along with a steady rotation of friends and relatives.
    — Andrew Sessa, Robb Report, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Michelle Obama is an empty nester now, which isn’t always an easy space to navigate.
    — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 6 May 2025
  • The developers said the project will cater to seniors, baby boomers and empty nesters.
    — Jeff Rumage, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 Feb. 2018
  • On the plane home, the flood gates opened… Becoming an empty nester is almost like grieving.
    — Katie Robinson, Town & Country, 11 Sep. 2017
  • The empty nesters started slowly with a cruise out of Florida.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 May 2024
  • Now that my wife and I are empty nesters, dates at home remain a welcome complement to our evenings on the town.
    — Danny Heitman, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Feb. 2025
  • For the couple, who raised five kids and are now empty nesters, the nightly visits have become a highlight of their day.
    — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
  • 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
  • Meanwhile, Gizelle Bryant—now an empty nester—has turned solitude into a brand.
    — Shelby Stewart, Essence, 4 Oct. 2025
  • 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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