hollow
adjective
having a space or cavity inside; not solid; empty.
had hollowed
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past perfectof hollow.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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But the symbolism was meaningful in a city that had hollowed out, year after year, since the days when more than 1.8 million people lived there.
From New York Times ● May 16, 2024
Their business survived, but the Wall Street crash had hollowed out the middle of the business; as the wealth divide grew, so did the split between her life and her increasingly super-rich clientele.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 2022
“We think they were about 3 weeks old. The mama had hollowed a little hole against a concrete block to have them.”
From Washington Times ● May 12, 2018
Quinn didn’t care much about either theory, or even the outcome; he just wanted something big to fill the void that had hollowed out his life.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 29, 2014
Since she’d cut it from Achelous’s head, the horn had hollowed out, becoming smooth and dark on the inside.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
