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.

Leaving the Major League Baseball winter meetings empty-handed can feel worse than it actually is.