carving
Example Sentences
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It normalized for me the intentional carving out of time needed for writing, reading and creating.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
The resulting floods tore through the landscape, carving deep channels as the water rushed downhill.
From Science Daily • 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
The titular “hare with the amber eyes” in Edmund de Waal’s memoir is a netsuke, a tiny Japanese carving intended as a fastener for use with a kimono.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
“To me it’s like carving one of Uncle Kufa’s walking sticks.”
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
