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 roof is caving in, the screen is being pulled out and you only have a certain number of times where things can fall apart because they can’t put it back together,” Perea says.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2024
Instead of caving in, the northern European country asked for help.
From Seattle Times • May 26, 2024
There were reports of blown-out windows, an office building wall caving in and downed power lines across Houston as a powerful storm tore through the downtown area.
From New York Times • May 16, 2024
I couldn’t stop shaking, and my limbs felt like they were caving in on themselves.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
