caved-in

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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

When she regained consciousness, the washed blankets were slanted toward her from atop the caved-in ceiling, just as she had left them; the crate of tomatoes, miraculously intact, was perched outside her son’s bedroom door.

From New York Times • Feb. 24, 2023

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

And of course the caved-in chocolate-covered cherry, at least half a dozen Scottish short-breads, a generous slice of fruitcake, and that jam tart.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck