Quietly, quickly, the streets and cafes nearby emptied before the police arrived.

At the first hint of a cool breeze, the streets emptied pretty quickly.

But as the street had suddenly emptied, another thought struck Frenzill.

Many Kinshasa residents hurried home after the broadcast, and the streets quickly emptied.

Without the sun, the streets emptied quickly as families barred their doors and lit the evening lamps.

As the night chilled the streets would empty but within the houses the party would last until dawn.

Dark came abruptly, with no twilight to speak of, and the streets emptied.

Soon the busy streets would empty, and the boys at the temporary Academy would be released from their studies in the heat of the day.

The street was emptying as rapidly as it had filled.

It felt even more like a small town at twilight when the streets emptied.