carving

Example Sentences

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"We examined all the wooden remains closely, looking at their surfaces under microscopes. We found marks from chopping and carving on two objects -- clear signs that early humans had shaped them."

From Science Daily • May 24, 2026

It normalized for me the intentional carving out of time needed for writing, reading and creating.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Earnings are impressive, but Intuitive is still a young company carving out a business in the growing space economy.

From Barron's • May 14, 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

At the moment, there were seven other Elders focused on prep work—dicing vegetables for stew, carving meat off carcasses.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith