caved-in
Example Sentences
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Many buildings have caved-in roofs and some appear completely flattened.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
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
That much snow, when left untouched, can lead to problems like leaks, structural compression, caved-in ceilings or serious water damage, not to mention injury or worse.
From New York Times ● Jan. 26, 2023
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
None of these places was new to me, but I saw them all differently with a soundtrack playing as I passed them by: an 1800s white-washed bunkhouse with a caved-in roof set to gangsta rap.
From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth
