Examples of carving in a Sentence
She bought a small wooden carving of a Buddha.
an ancient people proficient in stone carving
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Cut out each square with a pumpkin-carving saw and arrange the fall display on your front porch.
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Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2025
Borglum became involved in the Mount Rushmore project in 1924, including choosing the mountain to host carvings of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Lincoln, the National Park Service reports.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Archaeologists recently unearthed the remains of a massive Roman council hall in Turkey – and the site holds carvings linked to early Christian worship.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Mockrin references the tankard by painting the Sabine women in a color palette mimicking marble statuary or ivory carvings.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2025
Borglum became involved in the Mount Rushmore project in 1924, including choosing the mountain to host carvings of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Lincoln, the National Park Service reports.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Archaeologists recently unearthed the remains of a massive Roman council hall in Turkey – and the site holds carvings linked to early Christian worship.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Mockrin references the tankard by painting the Sabine women in a color palette mimicking marble statuary or ivory carvings.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Carving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carving. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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carving
noun
carv·ing
ˈkär-viŋ 
1
: the act or art of a person who carves
2
: a carved object, design, or figure
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