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carving

[kahr-ving] / ˈkɑr vɪŋ /






NOUN
statuary
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


Example Sentences

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The titular “hare with the amber eyes” in Edmund de Waal’s memoir is a netsuke, a tiny Japanese carving intended as a fastener for use with a kimono.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

There was an open bar, a roast beef carving station and trays of appetizers passed around a restaurant located on a Dallas Cowboys themed golf course.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

Companies are investing billions of dollars in carving out AI infrastructure, betting on projections that AI will contribute even more trillions of dollars to the global economy.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

Living in Devon she is unable to practice with snow but, as a stone sculptor by trade, she said carving both was a similar practice.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

“To me it’s like carving one of Uncle Kufa’s walking sticks.”

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer