hollowed

Example Sentences

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Meanwhile, they overheard their parents fret that society might be forever hollowed out.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Similar to onions and a hollowed loaf of crusty bread, you most definitely can stuff a tomato.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Though the city of Hartford itself, like many downtowns across the country, was hollowed out by the pandemic, the suburbs went gangbusters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

As one dinner began, my family unhappily discovered I’d poked a hole in the crust of a loaf of bread and hollowed out its soft insides for my own enjoyment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

He began to carve thick chunks of charred meat off the bone as Tyrion hollowed out two heels of stale bread to serve as trenchers.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin