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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We were now looking at a garage whose walls had caved in but that remained standing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2023
"I fell back onto the floor and I could see from looking up that the ceiling had caved in and there was rubble everywhere," she said.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2023
Local newspaper Trønderbladet reported that the roof inside the shopping mall had caved in.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 6, 2023
When she opened her eyes, she tried to understand the chaos around her: The roof had caved in.
From New York Times ● Sep. 30, 2022
The roof of the old movie theater on Main Street had caved in years ago, its screen landing flat in a field of weeds.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
