How to Use cave-in in a Sentence

cave-in

noun
  • If so, Polis’ cave-in was pointless.
    — Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
  • If so, Polis’ cave-in was pointless.
    — Mark Barabak, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
  • The cave-in appeared to be several inches deep, based on the impact of the front tires of the truck that sank into the street.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Within 20 minutes of digging in the sand pit, fire personnel pulled Watts from the cave-in.
    — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Otherwise, cave-ins, leaks and catastrophic damage to wells can occur.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 27 May 2026
  • Otherwise, cave-ins, leaks and catastrophic damage to wells can occur.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 24 June 2026
  • When Webb arrived, first responders were trying to reach people still stranded in the part of the building that didn't cave-in.
    — Marisa Peñaloza, NPR, 24 June 2026
  • Kobolds can just as often decide to be harmful, however, causing accidents, cave-ins, and rockslides for reasons of their own.
    — Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025

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