hollow
Example Sentences
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The bulky toy was holding a hollow, polka-dotted egg.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
But in the end that proved to be a hollow dream.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
Despite Evy’s mother growing less responsive each day, the house’s quiet feels deafening — the distinctly hollow sound of silence filling the place where life should be.
From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026
One came from the top of a ridge, another from bedrock inside a hollow, and a third from an area Curiosity passed through before reaching the ridges.
From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2026
The sun crawls its way across the blue, and soon the shadows grow long, covering my rocky hollow.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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