hollowness
Example Sentences
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I’ve just spent months reporting on the hollowness of America’s gifted education apparatus, of the term itself, of cognitive testing specifically.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 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
That hole in the code just underscores its hollowness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2023
She had known this was coming for months now, and yet looking at Amala she felt an ashy hollowness.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
