cave
noun
a hollow in the earth, especially one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc.
were caving
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past progressiveof cave.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The walls were caving in on Alex Murdaugh.
From New York Times ● Jan. 23, 2023
Nominating someone else would have looked as if he were caving in to pressure—something Trump doesn’t like to do.
From Slate ● Dec. 13, 2016
Hearing this, Faurot says she felt like the walls were caving in around her.
From Slate ● Apr. 5, 2016
But by the mid-'90s, the roofs on many city schools were caving in.
From Time Magazine Archive
I couldn’t stop shaking, and my limbs felt like they were caving in on themselves.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
