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
Their jagged, winding paths hollow out portions of the gritty ceramic surface.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 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
Who told her to hollow out the log with coals?
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
