caving in
Example Sentences
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The roof can be caving in or they can be well-loved properties with absentee owners.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
The state refused to allow food to be sent down or anyone to help retrieve the miners, only caving in after several successful court applications.
From BBC • Jan. 17, 2025
After fighting the blaze for two hours, firefighters determined the structure was in danger of caving in, according to Heggstrom.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2024
The ceiling was caving in, the furniture she had built was damaged, and the speaker system she had installed was shot.
From New York Times • Jun. 1, 2024
Somehow the land was caving in, pouring into the harbor.
From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis
