hollow-eyed

[hol-oh-ahyd]

adjective

1. having sunken eyes.

hollow-eyed

adjective

1. with the eyes appearing to be sunk into the face, as from excessive fatigue

Word History and Origins

Origin of hollow-eyed¹

First recorded in 1520–30

Example Sentences

The pictures show a pallid, hollow-eyed man, resembling Poe, who’s sitting by the fire in his dressing gown when there comes a gentle “rapping, rapping” at the door.

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Marty, meanwhile, hollow-eyed and churlish about straying from their objective, seems haunted with guilt after a recent stint in jail for setting a building on fire.

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In Munich, world leaders were left hushed and hollow-eyed, their annual security conference suddenly transformed into a wake.

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He vanished March 12 and reappeared six weeks later on pro-Russian television, thin and hollow-eyed, regurgitating Russian propaganda.

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He vanished March 12 and reappeared six weeks later on pro-Russian television, thin and hollow-eyed, regurgitating Russian propaganda.

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