hollow victory

Noun

Meaning

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hollow,‎ victory. A victory that is hollow, i.e. meaningless.

(sometimes proscribed) Pyrrhic victory (an empty victory that is not worth winning because so much is lost to achieve it)

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Examples

Who would have thought that becoming God would be such a hollow victory. Jim Starlin

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