hollowed

Example Sentences

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A record exodus has hollowed out entire neighborhoods.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Fuel and raw material shortages, chronic underinvestment and nationalisations have hollowed out the local economy.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

The death of Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib, announced Wednesday by Israel, was the third high-level assassination in roughly 24 hours in a series of strikes that have hollowed out Tehran’s leadership ranks.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

Architect Jean Nouvel hollowed out the 19th-century Haussmann building to easily adapt tech-heavy immersive installations, including a typically trippy James Turrell.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

It was hollowed out well enough, but the exterior still looked like a lumpy tree.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer