carve

Example Sentences

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The military is trying to carve out a buffer zone inside Lebanon deep enough to put border communities beyond the militants’ reach.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 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

She paid an emotional tribute to her eight-month-old daughter, and thanked her parents "for teaching us to dream, and to never be defined by expectation, but to carve from your own passion".

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

It's a competitive field, but the company hopes to carve out a niche by offering smaller businesses a customised tool that they don't need technical know-how to implement.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

“Yeah, and other teens will carve hearts into you and you can produce oxygen. People like air,” Mateo says.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera