hollow
adjective
having a space or cavity inside; not solid; empty.
have hollowed
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present perfectof hollow.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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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
The way companies have hollowed middle management is so dramatic that a new study by the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce projects a shortage of 2.9 million managers in 2032.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025
By the time “Civil War” opens, the fight has been raging for an undisclosed period yet long enough to have hollowed out cities and people’s faces alike.
From New York Times ● Apr. 11, 2024
It is built upon a rock in which the inhabitants have hollowed recesses for their dwellings.
From Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century by Léon Benett
