hollow words

Example Sentences

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"We call on governments to step up to their responsibilities and live up to their commitments of a just transition – hollow words are not enough."

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2024

Steve’s increasingly hollow words contain echoes of certain powerful men whose insufficient relationships with their fathers fostered insatiable needs for success and adulation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2022

“These are words, hollow words, and nothing that suggests there is any intent to carry out any of those supposed threats,” she said.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 20, 2021

Instead, the Masters chose to stand behind well-sounding but utterly hollow words that fail to advance the cause of racial justice, and gestures that do little to make Augusta a more inclusive and welcoming place.

From Washington Post • Apr. 8, 2021

There is no use in my coming to the chapel, for I haven't the heart to say a word of cheer to any one, and hollow words would hurt me, while doing no good.

From Without a Home by Roe, Edward Payson