How to Use carve in a Sentence

carve

verb
  • Who is going to carve the turkey?
  • He carved while I made the gravy.
  • We carved an ice sculpture.
  • In the lower half, the star S1 carved out a glowing cave of dust.
    Julia Musto, Fox News, 12 July 2023
  • Just being able to carve out a role in this league is hard to do.
    Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 8 Apr. 2024
  • But the league has proven adept at carving out ways to reach new crowds.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Some of these proud miners carved sculptures out of the salt.
    Rick Steves, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2023
  • Arte should be carving statues of those two for the home plate plaza.
    Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2023
  • Many were carved from lignum vitae, one of the world’s hardest woods.
    Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Watch the video above to learn how to choose the perfect pumpkin for carving.
    Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 14 Sep. 2024
  • They were painted on walls and cars, carved into bridges and drawn in chalk on the ground.
    Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 27 July 2024
  • Police and fire unions have been carved out of anti-union laws for decades.
    Binghui Huang, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Mar. 2024
  • Over millions of years, these storms have carved coastlines and ocean basins.
    Porter Fox, New York Times, 9 May 2023
  • The Dolphins Way was carved the past two seasons by McDaniel.
    Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 27 July 2024
  • Who has the best chance to carve out a significant big league role in 2023?
    Staff Writer follow, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2022
  • The seals of the states are also typically carved into the stone.
    Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 10 July 2023
  • It's been a bit challenging to carve out the time with the family at home.
    Korin Miller, Women's Health, 22 Feb. 2023
  • While in Paris, carve out a day to make the short train ride out to Champagne for a day of sipping on the world’s finest bubbles.
    Deanna Taylor, Essence, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Shgein Kyle Johnson, who helped carve the yaakw with Price, led songs for the procession.
    Yvonne Krumrey, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Oct. 2022
  • After your guests have seen and been suitably impressed with the large bone in roast, return it to the kitchen to carve.
    Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Watch the video to learn how to properly carve and garnish a turkey.
    Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 17 Nov. 2022
  • That summer, the pair took long walks on the beach, went swimming and carved their names in the concrete sidewalk in front of the motels.
    Wendy Grossman Kantor, Peoplemag, 28 Aug. 2023
  • And the crown carved into the oak roof is hollow to allow cameras to be fitted.
    K.j. Yossman, Variety, 6 May 2023
  • Before pumpkins, which items were used to carve jack-o’-lanterns?
    Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 31 Oct. 2022
  • With the blade ready, Yauji carves his name and attaches the handle.
    Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 4 Apr. 2023
  • In 2020, Apple appeared to have carved out a space for these cloud gaming services in the App Store.
    Andrew Webster, The Verge, 25 Jan. 2024
  • In the vibrant world of music, there are those who follow trends, and then there are those who carve their own path.
    Walaa Elsiddig, Billboard, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Deep tire tracks carved a path from the front yard to the back, crushing a stone patio and destroying a wood awning on the side of their house.
    Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2024
  • There are benefits to taking a step back, carving away the noise and keeping ideas simple as well.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Tech companies, eager to carve out a piece of a market that could top $6.8 trillion in spending by the decade’s end, argue that their generative AI tools can help.
    Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2024

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