How to Use carve up in a Sentence

carve up

phrasal verb

• Enter Email Sign Up The segment of the roster destined to be carved up is the left side of the defense.
  — Conor Ryan, BostonGlobe.com, 16 June 2023
• But Nebraska has a solid unit, and Sanders carved up the Cornhuskers.
  — Jon Wilner | Bay Area News Group, oregonlive, 12 Sep. 2023
• The best wagon for carving up a mountain road—if the family can hang on.
  — Frank Markus, Car and Driver, 31 Aug. 2023
• The men carved up the buffalo, quickly reducing it to nothing but head, spine and guts.
  — Michael E. Miller, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2023
• Bruce will come upon his mother carving up the body for easy transport and learn something of the bigger picture.
  — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2024
• Even with Brink limited to six minutes, Stanford carved up the Ducks’ soft 2-3 zone and swung the ball with precision to create open looks.
  — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 19 Jan. 2024
• Remember, Doncic just carved up the Suns like a Christmas ham for 50 points and 15 assists in that first meeting this season last month, which the Mavs won.
  — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 25 Jan. 2024
• The blade measures in at seven inches, a manageable size that's also the perfect length for carving up a rib roast.
  — goodhousekeeping.com, 28 Apr. 2023
• From only attempting to surf once or twice before and starting on a soft top to switching to a hard top and carving up and down on the wave and barrelling… in just 2 days!
  — Emily J. Shiffer, Women's Health, 8 Sep. 2023
• To carve up this Insta-worthy display, use a drill to punch the constellation's holes and connect the dots with a standard blade.
  — Megan Stein, Peoplemag, 7 Oct. 2023
• So carve up one of our favorite Southern treats, and enjoy the flavors of pork tenderloin in any of these wonderful recipes.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2023
• Now and again some look-at-me legislator tries once more to carve up California.
  — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
• The problem was getting carved up for nearly five yards per attempt on the ground and allowing a third-down conversion rate of just a shade under 43%.
  — Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2023
• Bulldozers carved up the landscape, leaving giant stumps and deep road scars behind.
  — Jim Robbins Ian C. Bates, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2023
• Butchers in different parts of the country had slightly different ways of carving up pigs and cows.
  — Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2023
• Kamenetz said the tax credits prohibited carving up the main worship space for apartments.
  — Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 27 Jan. 2024
• By the 1880s, as explorers and shipping routes carved up the world, a fabulous array of exotic bird skins flooded the plumage market.
  — Mary Jo Dilonardo, Treehugger, 25 May 2023
• This featherweight flyer carves up twisty roads far more eagerly than any other wagon in the bunch.
  — Frank Markus, Car and Driver, 31 Aug. 2023
• Expect Volk to carve up Topuria's leg with low kicks and use his reach advantage and strength to grind out another title defense.
  — Elizabeth Flores, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2024
• When the day calls for it, the Flying Spur can carve up curvy stretches of road with aplomb without compromising its serene cruising attitude.
  — Drew Dorian, Car and Driver, 28 Apr. 2023
• But few pitchers in the sport carve up lineups with such precision, inducing weak contact with ease on a near-every-start basis.
  — Michael Shapiro, Chron, 28 Apr. 2023
• Like it or not, many of those pumpkins are destined to be carved up, turned into jack-o’-lanterns and, if your neighborhood is anything like mine, left to the voracious appetites of wily squirrels.
  — Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2023
• In his prime, Elliott was an every-down back capable of carving up defenses in a variety of ways.
  — Conor Ryan, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2023
• Should the bid succeed, analysts anticipate the company would then be carved up.
  — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2024
• Much like Tyler Bertuzzi’s quick-thinking instincts among the fracas at the net front, Hall’s processing ability with the puck on his stick in transition often carves up D-zone structures.
  — Conor Ryan, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Apr. 2023
• The erosion has washed out roads, disrupted the livelihoods for local fishermen, and carved up beaches that are major tourist attractions.
  — Jake Bittle, WIRED, 10 Feb. 2024
• The bird is dry aged for 30 days and presented like a work of art, before being carved up and served alongside accompaniments like creamy Swiss chard and spicy soppressata jam.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2023
• Patrick Mahomes carved up the Ravens’ defense to start the game, eluding pressure and trusting his receivers, especially tight end Travis Kelce, to make catches against tight coverage.
  — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 28 Jan. 2024
• The West Bank, which is slightly smaller than the state of Delaware, was already carved up by checkpoints and roadblocks, including a 450-mile-long barrier that snakes through Palestinian land.
  — Claire Parker, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2024
• Yemen, the world’s poorest Arab country, has been fractured by a war that has stretched on for eight years, with territory carved up under the control of two rival governments and various militias.
  — Vivian Nereim, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024