The park slowly emptied as people made their way home.

Meaning: As the day was ending, people began to leave the park and go back to their houses.

Choice of Words: Emptied means to become empty, and made their way home means to travel back to one's house. This sentence conveys the gradual departure of people from the park as the day ends.

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