caved-in

Example Sentences

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Back in their home, mother and son are haunted by what lies below in the caved-in basement.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2025

She showed the BBC photographs of her mould-ravaged flat and a video of a caved-in ceiling, with rotten wood visible and rubble in the hallway.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2022

Nearby, under a caved-in ceiling, local farmer Vasyk Oliinyk fired up one of a consignment of wood stoves transported in to help villagers cope with the bitter cold.

From Reuters • Dec. 8, 2022

There are few businesses nearby, and many homes are vacant and condemned, with smashed-out windows and caved-in roofs.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 16, 2022

She saw the caved-in, splintered wreckage that had been her mother’s guitar.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez