Examples of cave-in in a Sentence
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The cave-in covered an area roughly 100 feet long and 26 feet high, trapping the workers and cutting off communication.
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Lauren Liebhaber
updated July 25, Miami Herald, 25 July 2025
The cave-in occurred between the tunnel boring machine 5 miles from the entrance and the construction workers who were working 6 miles in.
—Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 10 July 2025
There was also a cave-in on Mitchell Hill Road in Fairdale.
—Keisha Rowe, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Between 1900 and 1960, cave-ins, explosions, other disasters and mining accidents killed nearly 100,000 coal miners on the job.
—Bob Ortega, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
These cave-ins can be dangerous to humans and turtles alike.
—Katie Akin, Southern Living, 10 May 2025
Today, mining engineers design and inspect underground systems, facing cave-ins, methane explosions, and toxic air pollution.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
In Singu township, about 40 miles north of Mandalay, 27 gold miners were killed in a cave-in, the independent Democratic Voice of Burma reported.
—David Rising, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2025
In Singu township, about 65 kilometers (40 miles) north of Mandalay, 27 gold miners were killed in a cave-in, the independent Democratic Voice of Burma reported.
—David Rising, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
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Lauren Liebhaber
updated July 25, Miami Herald, 25 July 2025
The cave-in occurred between the tunnel boring machine 5 miles from the entrance and the construction workers who were working 6 miles in.
—Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 10 July 2025
There was also a cave-in on Mitchell Hill Road in Fairdale.
—Keisha Rowe, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Between 1900 and 1960, cave-ins, explosions, other disasters and mining accidents killed nearly 100,000 coal miners on the job.
—Bob Ortega, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
These cave-ins can be dangerous to humans and turtles alike.
—Katie Akin, Southern Living, 10 May 2025
Today, mining engineers design and inspect underground systems, facing cave-ins, methane explosions, and toxic air pollution.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
In Singu township, about 40 miles north of Mandalay, 27 gold miners were killed in a cave-in, the independent Democratic Voice of Burma reported.
—David Rising, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2025
In Singu township, about 65 kilometers (40 miles) north of Mandalay, 27 gold miners were killed in a cave-in, the independent Democratic Voice of Burma reported.
—David Rising, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Cave-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cave-in. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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