caving in
Example Sentences
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Yet the trick of this irresistible groove is that it feels like a house party caving in on itself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
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 whole time all we could hear was the sound of our ceilings and our roofs caving in behind us."
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2025
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
My little summer world is caving in on me and I am the only witness.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
