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
• 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 seals of the states are also typically carved into the stone.
  — Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 10 July 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Be sure to carve out some time to stroll around the formal gardens, which feature lakes and sculptures.
  — Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 16 Nov. 2023
• At low tide, parts of the beach are carved into steep slopes that connect a narrow band of dry sand with the crashing surf.
  — Liam Stack, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2023
• Make a point to check in with yourself, preferably carving out a bit of alone time to focus on your needs.
  — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2023
• The skulls in question have rows of teeth carved with deep horizontal grooves.
  — Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Apr. 2024
• There's also a Last Supper etched in an ostrich egg and a Last Supper carved in a log.
  — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 10 May 2023
• It had been carved through an escarpment, forming a deep chasm with tall rocky cliffs on both sides.
  — Nathan Thrall, Curbed, 25 Oct. 2023
• And yes, there was a vacancy — a cozy duplex apartment carved from a two-story house at the end.
  — Nancy Hass Ilyes Griyeb, New York Times, 9 May 2023
• Start by seating the spindle tip into a notched divot carved into the hearth board.
  — Bradley Duncan, Discover Magazine, 25 Dec. 2023
• In some of the states carved out of the old Northwest Territory, like Michigan, they're still called townships.
  — Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2024
• Dip carved pumpkins in a mixture of one tablespoon of bleach per quart of water.
  — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2023
• When there’s word of a rising Messiah and His apostles, Clarence wants to carve put his own plan to a divine life.
  — Shelby Stewart, Essence, 18 Dec. 2023
• And Scott has struggled to carve out his own lane despite strong fundraising early on.
  — WSJ, 9 Nov. 2023

Last Updated: 7 May 2024