hollow
adjective
having a space or cavity inside; not solid; empty.
hollowed
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past participleof hollow.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof hollow.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
hollowadjectivehaving a space or cavity inside; not solid; empty.
Example Sentences
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Once a byword for joyful excess, Havana has been hollowed by blackouts, departures and deep uncertainty about its future.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
Prime Minister Andy Burnham said town centres had been "hollowed out" by decades of decline and "for many people, the high streets they grew up with have become unrecognisable".
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Second, it hollowed out Congress’ power to enforce our constitutional promise of racial equality at the polls, insisting that Congress lacked the power to do more than prohibit purposeful racial discrimination.
From Slate ● Jul. 8, 2026
It can’t, because the institutions that might anchor it—codified term limits, intraparty democracy, collective leadership norms—were either never established or were already hollowed out before he arrived.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
He had a contradictory physical presence, taking up space, a decent-sized kid, but hollowed out.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
