Sentence examples for hollow sentiment from inspiring English sources
"hollow sentiment" is a correct and usable phrase in written English
It is used to describe an expression of emotion that isn't genuine or heartfelt. For example, you might say, "His apology seemed like a hollow sentiment, as if he didn't even mean the words he was saying."
It's usually a hollow sentiment uttered just to get applause.
For some golfers these might seem brave but hollow sentiments, but in Kaymer's case there is every reason to believe he will emerge better for this painful experience.
But the sentiment sounded hollow and seemed fleeting.
Such sentiments ring hollow as inflation roars ahead.
For Samira Aloui, a teacher from Kesserine, and other women like her, those sentiments ring hollow.
Am I the only one for whom these sentiments ring hollow considering that both companies had so recently been dancing for coins from a group whose sole purpose was to scare voters into choosing the candidate with the strong anti-immigration stance?
He may as well have sung his shopping list to the tunes of Sussudio or Easy Lover because, though he was sweating profusely by the third song, the sentiment was as hollow as the Arena's cavernous ceiling.
The sentiment of AT&T's suggestion is hollow, and the logic is absent.
Our calls for something similar in Cuba and Venezuela will continue to ring hollow as long as Honduras remains exempt from similar American sentiment.
These are easy sentiments to write, and could be made to sound hollow or misused.
Slant Magazine's Eric Henderson shared a similar sentiment, suggesting that the album's "self-actualization" gave off a "hollow" feel through the majority of the record.
