hollow
Example Sentences
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What critics often describe as “hollowing out” is better understood as expansion.
From Barron's
“But it’s also a very, very hollow feeling when you’ve got people trapped under mud.”
At that level the cries that owners of other teams should just spend more start to ring a bit hollow.
From Los Angeles Times
A burning house looked to Akira like a glowing skull, its broken windows hollow like eye sockets, its exterior walls black against the bright orange fire that filled it.
From Literature
The ventilation defense rings hollow for critics, who say keeping the odors contained is the whole point of a sealed bathroom.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
