Example Sentences

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But last year, Ramani and Bloom published a systematic empirical analysis that demonstrated how the pandemic was hollowing out America’s biggest cities.

From Slate • Apr. 7, 2022

Housing expert Prof Paddy Gray said it was "hollowing out communities".

From BBC • Jul. 28, 2019

My guilt was hollowing me from the inside out.

From "Amal Unbound" by Aisha Saeed

Lads, they was hollowing out the biggest dugout you ever seed.

From The Boy Chums in the Forest or Hunting for Plume Birds in the Florida Everglades by Davis, J. Watson