carving

Example Sentences

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The resulting floods tore through the landscape, carving deep channels as the water rushed downhill.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2026

It normalized for me the intentional carving out of time needed for writing, reading and creating.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Choosing to directly take on the major airlines, rather than carving out niche routes, was a critical error that doomed the company.

From MarketWatch • May 2, 2026

On a Sedona trail, I met a singer who is carving his own path in the music industry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

The men who were walking found themselves on an old Indian path, so they didn’t have to spend valuable time and energy carving out a trail.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple