carved out
Example Sentences
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In recent years, the NFL has carved out a number of games from the broadcast packages to sell to Netflix and YouTube.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
It is one of many for-profit companies that have carved out businesses vowing to help turn around troubled public schools, often by tapping public money.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
"Traci has carved out a distinctive niche by leading with professionalism, precision and purpose," says Holloway.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
Each species carved out its own ecological role despite living side by side.
From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026
Large white hunks of this fish were carved out and put on to our plates, and with it we had hollandaise sauce and boiled new potatoes.
From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl
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