- present participle of carve.
carving
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“Three major rivers, flowing in three different directions, carving out the three valleys . . . gave rise to three great civilizations—French, German, and Italian.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Scientists have uncovered evidence that an enormous ancient cliff system may have helped expose the deepest rocks of the Grand Canyon nearly a billion years before the Colorado River began carving the landscape seen today.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
While mining has temporarily stopped in Amin's village, not far from his home, in Gulak-Dara valley, dozens of diggers were carving into the mountainside.
From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026
And it was this upbringing that led to him carving a path as voice actor and physical performer.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
A few days later I was carving another notch when Star came and grabbed the stone out of my hand.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
According to the company’s website, the business sells precious and semi-precious crystal pendants, carvings and chains.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2026
For crucial scenes portraying the palace hallway in Egypt, where Moses talks to the Pharaoh, they built cardboard boxes as the columns in the palace, and “reskinned” them with intricate carvings using AI.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
In 1886 an American naval ship brought statues, wooden carvings, feather headdresses and stone tools to the Smithsonian Institution.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
The oak refectory tables and benches, crafted by Robert "Mouseman" Thompson and featuring his trademark mice carvings, had been donated by former pupils.
From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2025
Did his people have carvings or sculptures of gods?
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
