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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Skip the carving and cast a spell by drawing bats on white pumpkins using a permanent marker.
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Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2025
All month, Milwaukee neighborhoods and businesses will host block parties, costume contests and pumpkin carvings leading up to Halloween.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Join the crowds taking photos of the ornate building from the piazza, and then ascend to the terrace to marvel at the 135 gargoyles and other carvings up close and take in the city’s skyline.
—Laura Itzkowitz, AFAR Media, 3 Oct. 2025
Enjoy walking tours, a jigsaw puzzle contest, cider and doughnuts, a scavenger hunt, bike tours, live music, fudge making, nature hike, a mural, pumpkin carving, s'mores, photo sessions, watercolor class, Fort Mackinac cannon firing and more, the tourism bureau said.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
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Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2025
All month, Milwaukee neighborhoods and businesses will host block parties, costume contests and pumpkin carvings leading up to Halloween.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Join the crowds taking photos of the ornate building from the piazza, and then ascend to the terrace to marvel at the 135 gargoyles and other carvings up close and take in the city’s skyline.
—Laura Itzkowitz, AFAR Media, 3 Oct. 2025
Enjoy walking tours, a jigsaw puzzle contest, cider and doughnuts, a scavenger hunt, bike tours, live music, fudge making, nature hike, a mural, pumpkin carving, s'mores, photo sessions, watercolor class, Fort Mackinac cannon firing and more, the tourism bureau said.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Carving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carving. Accessed 9 Oct. 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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