hollow man
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
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
He is a hollow man, a shell, a narcissist incapable of self-reflection or humility or vulnerability.
From Salon • Sep. 24, 2016
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
And on and on it went—that duet between the dumb, praying lady and the big, hollow man who was so full of loving echoes.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
