- present participle of carve.
carving
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When Antonelli rejoined, he started carving chunks out of Leclerc's lead until lap 41, when the Mercedes driver reported a problem with his car.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
For Flynn, it’s like carving away at what is already there to create something fun and cohesive, like a sculpture.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
Dow Agrosciences case showed the court carving a limitation in the rollback for FIFRA, the same statute at play in Monsanto.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
The first came on a wicked pass from teammate Michael Olise, a running Mbappé slipping past the defense and carving a shot past goalie Édouard Mendy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
When I get home and put my backpack on the desk in the quiet room, I hear Mom’s rolling office chair carving tracks into the wood floor upstairs.
From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King
A large open-air square, which Halsey calls an oculus, contains carvings of neighborhood landmarks, faces, signs and symbols.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026
The oak refectory tables and benches, crafted by Robert "Mouseman" Thompson and featuring his trademark mice carvings, had been donated by former pupils.
From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2025
Their recognizable silhouettes, complete with coiled tails, even appear in ancient Egyptian rock carvings.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 19, 2025
Jimmy travels by boat from their home on the Orkney mainland to investigate and discovers his friend’s body close to an archaeological dig, a nearby stone artifact with spiral carvings the presumed weapon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2025
The temple walls are decorated with magnificent detailed carvings of people, cows, wagons, daily life, and battle scenes from long ago.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
