carve up
phrasal verb
carved up; carving up; carves up
usually disapproving
: to divide something into small parts
The once beautiful countryside has been carved up by developers.
Examples of carve up in a Sentence
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Much of the rap world has crowned Lamar as the man who runs the genre and shut down his nemesis, carving up someone he’s hated for years in a public humiliation.
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Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 30 May 2024
Aaron Rodgers can find inspiration in former Packers QB Brett Favre, who was carving up defenses as a Viking at age 40
May 25, 2024 10:31 AM PT
One more season worth watching.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2024
Development has carved up previously wide-open stretches of desert into parcels that are in some cases too small to allow for the breeding and genetic diversity needed to sustain their population health.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
Kandahar’s rival warlords carved up the province with a patchwork of checkpoints, where robbery and rape were common.
—Matthieu Aikins Victor J. Blue Peter Ganim Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak, New York Times, 22 May 2024
Trevor Williams and the Nationals’ bullpen carved up Baltimore’s bats, holding the Orioles to three hits — all singles — with 12 strikeouts and zero walks in 31 plate appearances.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 8 May 2024
The league has been carving up its rights to create additional game packages for partners, streaming services in particular.
—Lucas Shaw, Fortune, 15 May 2024
Until Italy’s unification in 1861, its territory was carved up into several kingdoms, duchies and city-states, each with its own culinary practices.
—Dawn Davis Sharon Radisch Soneela Nankani Emma Kehlbeck Joel Thibodeau, New York Times, 13 May 2024
Should the bid succeed, analysts anticipate the company would then be carved up.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2024
Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 30 May 2024
Aaron Rodgers can find inspiration in former Packers QB Brett Favre, who was carving up defenses as a Viking at age 40
May 25, 2024 10:31 AM PT
One more season worth watching.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2024
Development has carved up previously wide-open stretches of desert into parcels that are in some cases too small to allow for the breeding and genetic diversity needed to sustain their population health.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
Kandahar’s rival warlords carved up the province with a patchwork of checkpoints, where robbery and rape were common.
—Matthieu Aikins Victor J. Blue Peter Ganim Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak, New York Times, 22 May 2024
Trevor Williams and the Nationals’ bullpen carved up Baltimore’s bats, holding the Orioles to three hits — all singles — with 12 strikeouts and zero walks in 31 plate appearances.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 8 May 2024
The league has been carving up its rights to create additional game packages for partners, streaming services in particular.
—Lucas Shaw, Fortune, 15 May 2024
Until Italy’s unification in 1861, its territory was carved up into several kingdoms, duchies and city-states, each with its own culinary practices.
—Dawn Davis Sharon Radisch Soneela Nankani Emma Kehlbeck Joel Thibodeau, New York Times, 13 May 2024
Should the bid succeed, analysts anticipate the company would then be carved up.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2024
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“Carve up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carve%20up. Accessed 2 Jun. 2024.
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