hollow out
Example Sentences
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"This is the Zygopush," Marvin tells me, while pressing his thumbs directly under his cheekbones and massaging upwards towards his ears in an attempt to hollow out his cheeks.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026
Fear mongers warn that AI will hollow out artistic expression, de-skill entire professions, and damage our capacity for original thought.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025
“Timeliness” can infuse a book with greater personal and social resonance, but it can also hollow out a novel, encouraging readers to see “issue” rather than “story.”
From New York Times • Aug. 9, 2022
They can hollow out waves, much to the delight of surfers.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2022
My mother held out her skirt, making a hollow out of it, while I dropped in the flowers and she named them: forget-me-not, wintergreen, pink, wild rose.
From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz
