carve
Example Sentences
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Mary says the intent was “to give them an opportunity to move and carve their own path … We wanted them to find their passions.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
Dealt a bad card with the safety car but couldn't exactly carve his way through the field and couldn't find a way past Leclerc for the final podium place.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
Their plan was good in theory: The Scots would carve a route across Panama and control trade between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
"It's long enough to meaningfully shift anxiety levels, but not so long that listeners need to carve out a large block of time."
From Science Daily • Mar. 16, 2026
Most men whittled toys and whistles, but nobody I knew could carve a real figure.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
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