carve

Example Sentences

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Spain coach Luis de la Fuente called the chants "intolerable" and said "violent people use football to carve out a space for themselves".

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

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

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

And then he went into the shed to carve wood.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill