cave
noun
a hollow in the earth, especially one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc.
had caved
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past perfectof cave.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Rev Fillery said the 300-year-old tomb had caved "quite suddenly" into a "large sinkhole".
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2025
We were now looking at a garage whose walls had caved in but that remained standing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2023
In an interview with Bloomberg, Cardell denied the agency had caved.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 27, 2023
The destruction from the landslides was severe in India's Himachal Pradesh, where structures were swept away under rocks and falling trees, roads had caved in, and power and the railway network disrupted.
From Reuters ● Aug. 15, 2023
One morning while we were sitting there eating breakfast, my dad showed up at the door, his face looking like it had caved in, like it was in ruins or something.
From "The Misfits" by James Howe
