hollow
Example Sentences
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Standing about 25 inches tall, it likely had a toothless beak, large eye sockets, and hollow bones.
From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026
Andy Burrows, chief executive of Molly Rose Foundation, said he welcomed the meeting called by the prime minster but said it should not end with more "hollow promises" from tech bosses.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
The bulky toy was holding a hollow, polka-dotted egg.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
That pattern echoes what economists call skills-biased technological change: the tendency of some new technologies to hollow out routine work while complementing jobs held by more highly educated workers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
Birch leaps out from a different bush—into the wrong hollow.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
Vocabulary lists containing hollow
The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 5
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Excerpt from "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer"
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