carving

Example Sentences

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“We have to ask hard questions, such as, have we thought of carving off money for a potential health challenge?”

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

Firefighters were seeking to contain the fire using preexisting features such as roads, ridges and trails rather than carving a fire line through the island’s sensitive ecosystems, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

The resulting floods tore through the landscape, carving deep channels as the water rushed downhill.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2026

On a Sedona trail, I met a singer who is carving his own path in the music industry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

Then, and only then, did Uncle Charlie put the huge carving knife to the goose.

From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals