hollow
Example Sentences
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Although the teeth themselves were gone, these hollow spaces remained intact and empty.
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026
That pattern echoes what economists call skills-biased technological change: the tendency of some new technologies to hollow out routine work while complementing jobs held by more highly educated workers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
But some industry professionals said its use of AI went too far, making graphics feel airbrushed and hollow.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
Even without D-MER, the hormonal shift that triggers milk flow can create a hollow, almost disorienting sensation—but it feels physical more than emotional and fades quickly.
From Slate • Mar. 15, 2026
When I got home that afternoon, I pried up the tread of the bottom step, as Peter had done higher to hide the radio, and found a hollow space inside.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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