hollow
adjective
having a space or cavity inside; not solid; empty.
Example Sentences
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The two 18-year-olds moved to the city with every intention of staying, even as the industry’s local footprint hollows out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
Bigger trees are also more likely to form hollows – a critical and declining habitat for rare species such as the greater glider and Leadbeater’s possum.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026
These sand-filled hollows are designed to cause golfers trouble.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 4, 2026
The second species is the ring-tailed glider, and just like its Australian cousin the greater glider, it lives in the hollows of tall trees.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026
Even the fittest of us were flagging now, and soon the hollows would catch up to us and we’d have to face them in the middle of the street.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
