hollow

Example Sentences

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Accepting Washington's conditions risks hollowing out the regime's deterrent strategy.

From BBC

Nearly a year later, however, many homeowners and their representatives say the promise was hollow.

From Los Angeles Times

This level of detail allowed scientists to reconstruct the structure of unusual hollow spikes embedded in the skin.

From Science Daily

“We call this a time hollow. When they shut the door, Hodge and Gary pulled this whole cave outside of time.”

From Literature

There was a pool of fresh water to drink and a waterfall to slide down, and, in a hidden hollow where the grasslands met the white shell beach, there was—“A place for a hut!”

From Literature