hollow man
Example Sentences
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Hader's hollow man may never find grace, and it's a sure wager that the end of his story won't be clean or pleasant.
From Salon • Apr. 24, 2022
Odenkirk imagined Saul Goodman as “a hollow man, like my dad and his pals.”
From Washington Post • Mar. 9, 2022
Laurel says he did all the creative work and was repaid by a lack of loyalty, while Hardy cuts even deeper, calling his longtime partner a hollow man fueled by jealousy for Charlie Chaplin.
From New York Times • Dec. 27, 2018
You could well believe he might look in the mirror and discover that there's nobody there, except a hollow man performing the role of king.
From The Guardian • Jan. 24, 2013
She returns a minute later with a gaunt, hollow man with big circles under his eyes and a nose that looks like it’s been broken in about three places.
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
