hollowed
Example Sentences
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A record exodus has hollowed out entire neighborhoods.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
Fuel and raw material shortages, chronic underinvestment and nationalisations have hollowed out the local economy.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
Australia’s refining sector has hollowed out in recent years.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
The death of Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib, announced Wednesday by Israel, was the third high-level assassination in roughly 24 hours in a series of strikes that have hollowed out Tehran’s leadership ranks.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
Her sister’s skin hung loose, like a hollowed frog’s, as if she had shrunken inside it.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
