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

No corporate chain has acquired them, no publisher three states away has hollowed them out.

From Seattle Times • May 17, 2023

The collapse of large retail brands and the shift to online shopping has hollowed out many high streets.

From New York Times • Aug. 16, 2021

The path which one avalanche has hollowed lies ready for another.

From Expositions of Holy Scripture Ezekiel, Daniel, and the Minor Prophets. St Matthew Chapters I to VIII by Maclaren, Alexander