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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These pieces are showcased through a window display featuring larger-than-life animals and foliage inspired by the carvings found throughout the Liberty store.
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Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 14 Mar. 2025
The carvings are considered sacred sites to the tribe, but this is not the first time people have gone through and disturbed the area.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
Another carving in the chamber walls depicts two winged women.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Mar. 2025
Georgia's Stone Mountain Park — once home to the Ku Klux Klan and the site of the largest Confederate carving in the country — has been a point of contention for years.
—Skyler Henry, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2025
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Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 14 Mar. 2025
The carvings are considered sacred sites to the tribe, but this is not the first time people have gone through and disturbed the area.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
Another carving in the chamber walls depicts two winged women.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Mar. 2025
Georgia's Stone Mountain Park — once home to the Ku Klux Klan and the site of the largest Confederate carving in the country — has been a point of contention for years.
—Skyler Henry, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for carving
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“Carving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carving. Accessed 28 Mar. 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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