hollow
adjective
having a space or cavity inside; not solid; empty.
will hollow
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future tenseof hollow.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Real estate is the latest industry where investors are assessing whether AI will hollow out labor-intensive business models and compress margins at companies that sell expertise at high prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
She’s worried Maui’s exorbitant rental prices, driven in part by vacation rentals that hog a limited housing supply, will hollow out her tight-knit town.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 20, 2024
Without that long-term commitment, “We will hollow out this county in a way that is not what any of us want,” Storck said.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 26, 2022
Artificial intelligence will hollow out the jobs market, Yang predicts.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 8, 2019
In time I will hollow out a place in the rock where we can store it safe from either fire or damp.'
From Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss
