carve up

Example Sentences

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As they spit out vast amounts of radiation, they carve up their environment much like, well, a chicken.

From Science Daily • Dec. 21, 2023

We expect quarterback Geno Smith to make it right with his star wideout and carve up the Arizona Cardinals’ 22nd-ranked pass defense.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 20, 2023

Then, at the end of the seventh century BCE, a resurgent Babylonia allied with the Median Empire to destroy the Neo-Assyrian Empire and carve up the spoils.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

He's also confident the UK won't be overlooked in what may end up being an EU-US carve up on this issue.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2023

Supreme Court ordered Duke to carve up his tobacco octopus, but the resourceful businessman had already diversified into textiles and electric power generation.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson