How to Use carving in a Sentence

carving

noun
  • She bought a small wooden carving of a Buddha.
  • Grab a pumpkin for each person, then let everyone choose from one of our free carving stencils.
    Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 2021
  • The chainsaw carving auction will begin at 4 p.m. in the chainsaw area.
    Eddie Morales, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 July 2021
  • To determine how the carving was made, the researchers created their own versions, both with fresh bones and bones that had been dried or boiled.
    Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2021
  • Tom loved sports, carpentry, pine needle baskets weaving, duck carving and painting.
    courant.com, 19 June 2021
  • Dining options include an all-inclusive buffet-style meal with meat carving stations, sushi, and more.
    Kaila Yu, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Easy Halloween pumpkin carving tips Begin by carving the pumpkin from the bottom rather than the top.
    Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 5 Oct. 2024
  • The purpose of the workshop is not just to make a Japanese ramen spoon, or chirirenge, but to utilize creativity and acquire carving methods.
    Natalya Jones, sun-sentinel.com, 23 July 2021
  • The new carving is one of only a handful of examples of Neanderthal art, like body ornaments, rock engravings and notched animal bones.
    New York Times, 10 July 2021
  • The carvings include birds, plants, spiders, humanlike figures with headdresses, decapitated heads and an orca wielding a knife.
    Katie Hunt, CNN, 27 Sep. 2024
  • There’s a carving station dedicated to roast pheasant and an ode-to-André-Soltner croissant laced with black and white truffles and served with an ounce of golden osetra caviar.
    Caroline Hatchett, Robb Report, 7 July 2021
  • More light would shine through the parts of the carving where the wax was thinnest.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 31 Aug. 2022
  • This is due to a carving up of rights when the film was first sold.
    Manori Ravindran, Variety, 19 Dec. 2022
  • In addition to the footprints, the carvings on the cliffs of Doro!
    Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Cut out the carving for way less messy jack-o'-lanterns.
    Jessica Leigh Mattern, Country Living, 24 Aug. 2022
  • The pumpkin carving was the best part and now it is gone.
    Katarina Avendano, Good Housekeeping, 10 Oct. 2021
  • Here are some tips that can help your epic carving outlast the Day of the Dead.
    Matt Kasson, CBS News, 10 Oct. 2022
  • The carving was in the shape of an owl, its wings spread wide around my finger.
    Devi Lockwood, Wired, 21 Sep. 2021
  • The timing of the wolf carving and the wolf attack at the second camp seems a bit close.
    Kelly McClure, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2021
  • Some of the carvings on the femur bones depict a man holding a jade mask just like the one in the tomb.
    Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
  • The fancier pieces had a lot of detailed carving on them.
    Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2022
  • Douglas made a mold using the carving and filled it with resin.
    Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Oct. 2021
  • The carving is of her on her deathbed, and it is sunk up to her collarbones in his front lawn.
    Ellyn Gaydos, Harper's Magazine, 25 June 2024
  • Try your hand at ice carving on Wednesday, Feb. 1, from noon to 10 p.m. at the Village Park.
    Scott McMurren, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Jan. 2023
  • Transfer meat to a carving board and slice thinly against grain.
    America's Test Kitchen, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2023
  • This idea doesn't require as much carving as the others.
    Monique Valeris, Good Housekeeping, 5 Oct. 2022
  • The table, West said, is made of wood, has a glass encasing and a carving of The Last Supper.
    NBC News, 25 Dec. 2021
  • Part of the stop included King Charles joining a group in the workshop for wood and stone carving.
    Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 12 Jan. 2023
  • To eat, expect bratwurst and a beef brisket carving station.
    Ben Brasch, ajc, 17 Sep. 2021
  • This miniature carving has been in the family for a long time.
    Brenda Yenke, cleveland, 23 Dec. 2021

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