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Examples of carving in a Sentence
She bought a small wooden carving of a Buddha.
an ancient people proficient in stone carving
Recent Examples of carving from the Web
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Members and supporters stood at the crest of the Georgia mountain known for its massive stone carving of Confederate leaders Jefferson Davis, Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee and hoisted their Rebel flags into the air.
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The stone carving was created for an entrance to Sterling Memorial Library when the building was constructed in 1929.
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The project constantly struggled to raise the money necessary to pay for the carving, though the federal government covered most of the cost.
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The ride quality is compliant but sporty when the road urges some athletic carving.
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Oil-producing Angola, which recognizes the money-earning potential of tourism, marked U.N. World Environment Day on June 5 by burning trafficked ivory tusks and carvings at Quicama, or Kissama, park in the northwest.
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These lion heads, the balcony carvings and many other details come from the fine architectural-woodcarving company Enkeboll.
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The carvings represent the first evidence of skull decoration in the archaeological record of the region.
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The carvings represent the first evidence of skull decoration in the archaeological record of the region.
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First Known Use of carving
13th century
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