1
: the action of caving in
2
: a place where earth has caved in
Examples of cave-in in a Sentence
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If so, Polis’ cave-in was pointless.
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Mark Barabak, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
Otherwise, cave-ins, leaks and catastrophic damage to wells can occur.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 27 May 2026
If so, Polis’ cave-in was pointless.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 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
Robots with physical intelligence might someday help firefighters locate people trapped in burning buildings, find miners after a cave-in, and provide valuable situational awareness information to emergency response teams in the aftermath of natural disasters, Rus says.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 Dec. 2025
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
The cave-in covered an area roughly 100 feet long and 26 feet high, trapping the workers and cutting off communication.
—Lauren Liebhaber
updated July 25, Miami Herald, 25 July 2025
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Mark Barabak, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
Otherwise, cave-ins, leaks and catastrophic damage to wells can occur.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 27 May 2026
If so, Polis’ cave-in was pointless.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 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
Robots with physical intelligence might someday help firefighters locate people trapped in burning buildings, find miners after a cave-in, and provide valuable situational awareness information to emergency response teams in the aftermath of natural disasters, Rus says.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 Dec. 2025
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
The cave-in covered an area roughly 100 feet long and 26 feet high, trapping the workers and cutting off communication.
—Lauren Liebhaber
updated July 25, Miami Herald, 25 July 2025
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“Cave-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cave-in. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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