ring hollow

While words themselves may ring hollow, having another person intent on providing comfort itself is often what makes us feel better.

For the moment, at least, the market's cries of pain ring hollow.

Mrs Merkel's advocacy of Germany as an "education republic" began to ring hollow.

The spray pipe is a ring hollow pipe body, and the through spray orifices are alternatively distributed around the spray pipe.

It makes claims that there are insufficient funds to finance development assistance ring hollow.

As such, Beijing's complaints about U. S. Treasuries and the role of the dollar ring hollow.

With industrial-scale whaling, cultural claims ring hollow.

Such Silicon Valley bravado may ring hollow in a period of diminished expectations.

Promises of reform ring hollow when four-year-olds can't be safe in their houses.

All its preachings about democratic principles ring hollow.

His promises always ring hollow.

His words of sympathy ring hollow.

The problem, Mr. Roubini says, is that China's efforts to promote consumer spending ring hollow while the yuan remains weak.