caved-in

Example Sentences

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A small, unburned patch of the living room under a caved-in roof is all that remains of Omar Hernandez’s house after a massive fire tore through his block in South Los Angeles this week.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 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

But the area is densely populated, and experts said the shallowness of the quake and inadequate infrastructure contributed to the severe damage, including caved-in roofs and large piles of bricks, concrete, and corrugated metal.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 22, 2022

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

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez