hollow out
Example Sentences
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"This is the Zygopush," Marvin tells me, while pressing his thumbs directly under his cheekbones and massaging upwards towards his ears in an attempt to hollow out his cheeks.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026
When plants shut down, whole towns would hollow out.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025
“Insert a place card into the top of a gorgeous red or golden pear, or hollow out a pumpkin and fill it with fresh florals for your centerpiece,” Gardner suggests.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 27, 2023
“Timeliness” can infuse a book with greater personal and social resonance, but it can also hollow out a novel, encouraging readers to see “issue” rather than “story.”
From New York Times • Aug. 9, 2022
Nhamo knew she wasn’t going to hollow out the mukwa trunk with the panga.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
