caved-in

Example Sentences

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You’d be forgiven for thinking, given her her drawn, caved-in appearance, hoodie-shrouded and forever preoccupied with self-recorded cassette tapes, that she’d typically be a bit-player oddity in somebody else’s paranoid thriller.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2025

As they briskly picked their way through caved-in streets and collapsed archways their experience told them there was, however, no hope.

From BBC • Sep. 11, 2023

Just a few miles from the border with Turkey, Jandaris suffered extensive damage from the 7.8-magnitude earthquake, with drone footage showing many of its buildings collapsed and others with caved-in walls or roofs.

From Reuters • Feb. 8, 2023

There are few businesses nearby, and many homes are vacant and condemned, with smashed-out windows and caved-in roofs.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 16, 2022

Finally, in the morning, the team stops at a small caved-in cabin.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen