Examples of carving in a Sentence
She bought a small wooden carving of a Buddha.
an ancient people proficient in stone carving
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Menu highlights include a raw bar, carving station, kids decorating station, pastry action station and a warm apple cider and hot chocolate station.
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Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Dec. 2024
Mayan and Incan ruins are nothing if not dramatic: Their stairs are steep, their drops precipitous, their bulk imposing, their carvings ferocious and ornate.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 10 Dec. 2024
In the restoration, more than 50,000 square yards of stonework — an area equal to six soccer fields — were cleaned, revealing luminous limestone and intricate carvings long cloaked in soot.
—Thomas Adamson and John Leicester, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
The carvings displayed were made by my then husband’s grandfather.
—Camille Freestone, Architectural Digest, 29 Nov. 2024
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Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Dec. 2024
Mayan and Incan ruins are nothing if not dramatic: Their stairs are steep, their drops precipitous, their bulk imposing, their carvings ferocious and ornate.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 10 Dec. 2024
In the restoration, more than 50,000 square yards of stonework — an area equal to six soccer fields — were cleaned, revealing luminous limestone and intricate carvings long cloaked in soot.
—Thomas Adamson and John Leicester, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
The carvings displayed were made by my then husband’s grandfather.
—Camille Freestone, Architectural Digest, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Carving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carving. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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carving
noun
carv·ing
ˈkär-viŋ 
1
: the act or art of a person who carves
2
: a carved object, design, or figure
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