hollowness

Example Sentences

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This hollowness is precisely what the curators ask us to consider.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

As the second season of "Severance" nears its finale, the show has become more explicit about cracking open the hollowness of bringing our “whole” or “best” selves to our workplaces.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2025

"We experience the staggering magnitude of stardom Elton achieved, the candy rapture of his music, right along with the anxiety and hollowness he was feeling," he wrote.

From BBC • Oct. 10, 2024

“I Saw the TV Glow” is a claustrophobic mood piece that taps into the hollowness of growing up hypnotized by the screen.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2024

An echoing hollowness pressed against my ribs and threatened to escape like air from a balloon.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago