hollowed
Example Sentences
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Head over heels in love with a man she met online, Helen's mother hollowed out a book and put £10,000 cash inside.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Office and retail properties suffered after urban downtowns were hollowed out by remote work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Once a byword for joyful excess, Havana has been hollowed by blackouts, departures and deep uncertainty about its future.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
Second, it hollowed out Congress’ power to enforce our constitutional promise of racial equality at the polls, insisting that Congress lacked the power to do more than prohibit purposeful racial discrimination.
From Slate ● Jul. 8, 2026
I felt so dry in my throat, all through me, like I'd been hollowed by the wind.
From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely
