carving
Example Sentences
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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
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
By the time you're heading for your kip on Saturday night, a drastic influx of people might be inclined to give the green light to carving Hearts' name on the Scottish Premiership trophy.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
To be sure, weird things happen on ice and snow when athletes are ripping down mountains and carving around sharp turns—and glory is decided by fractions of a second.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026
“You see what’s happening there? You’ve been talking and carving and paying it no attention and now, look there...”
From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech
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