hollow-eyed
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The pictures show a pallid, hollow-eyed man, resembling Poe, who’s sitting by the fire in his dressing gown when there comes a gentle “rapping, rapping” at the door.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025
School district lawyers, contrary to popular belief and Disney Channel sitcoms are not hollow-eyed pencil pushers, who live to squelch liberty and creativity in red tape and regulation.
From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2022
At the Minsk airport, Iraqi families slumped hollow-eyed in seats as the plane was delayed several hours.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 21, 2021
Republican Richard Nixon, who had been sick and in the hospital, looked hollow-eyed and had a five o’clock shadow.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 26, 2020
Lord Rickard Karstark, gaunt and hollow-eyed in his grief, took his seat like a man in a nightmare, his long beard uncombed and unwashed.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
