Example Sentences

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The A.-D.-C. said, standing straight, hollow-backed, spurred heels together: “Orders are verbally modified, madam.”

From Special Messenger by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)

Hae, there's a ripp to thy auld baggie: handful, belly Tho' thou's howe-backit now, an' knaggie, hollow-backed, knobby I've seen the day, Thou could hae gane like ony staggie colt Out-owre the lay.

From Robert Burns How To Know Him by Neilson, William Allan

A child's book costing three dollars will in a short time become loose, hollow-backed, and the plate illustrations will fall out.

From Literature for Children by Lowe, Orton

The portable theatres are invariably wooden and are carried "knocked down" in large wagons drawn by hollow-backed, thick-legged Flemish horses.

From Vanished towers and chimes of Flanders by Edwards, George Wharton

The next morning, when I looked out, I saw the hollow-backed bay between the Varnum spruces, and Ethan Frome, throwing back his worn bearskin, made room for me in the sleigh at his side.

From Ethan Frome by Wharton, Edith