hollowness
- a word derived from hollow.
Example Sentences
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This hollowness is precisely what the curators ask us to consider.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 7, 2026
"We experience the staggering magnitude of stardom Elton achieved, the candy rapture of his music, right along with the anxiety and hollowness he was feeling," he wrote.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2024
“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
All the while, there's a fierce hollowness gnawing at my insides and I try to imagine a life of this, watching fine people eat while I nigh on starve to death.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
