hollow
adjective
having a space or cavity inside; not solid; empty.
has hollowed
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present perfectof hollow (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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A record exodus has hollowed out entire neighborhoods.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
Australia’s refining sector has hollowed out in recent years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
Over the past few decades, the United States has hollowed out its safety net for families.
From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2023
The pandemic has hollowed out Connecticut’s capital, a city of 120,000 about halfway between New York and Boston.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 30, 2022
But as yet we have not reached the open sea; we have still to thread our way through the narrow channels which the surge has hollowed out amongst the sand-banks.
From The Survivors of the Chancellor, diary of J.R. Kazallon, passenger by Jules Verne
