hollow
adjective
having a space or cavity inside; not solid; empty.
hollowness
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a word derived from
hollow.
Example Sentences
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I’ve just spent months reporting on the hollowness of America’s gifted education apparatus, of the term itself, of cognitive testing specifically.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
“I Saw the TV Glow” is a claustrophobic mood piece that taps into the hollowness of growing up hypnotized by the screen.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2024
But while he is most remembered for those tracks, they comprised only a portion of his whole catalog, which also included tenderly lighthearted love songs and numbers about the hollowness of masculinity.
From New York Times ● Feb. 27, 2024
"We try and fill our days with moments of distraction and joke and laugh just to feel something, but overwhelmingly the feeling we have every day is hollowness."
From BBC ● Jan. 5, 2024
Now the hollowness was in his arms and the world was snowing.
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
