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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Remove from the oven and let rest for 20 to 30 minutes before removing the string and carving.
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Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 23 Nov. 2025
With this electric knife sharpener, your carving knife is always ready for its big moment at the holiday dinner.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 22 Nov. 2025
Bystanders photographed Ericksen carving into the petroglyphs, which are located on a canyon wall near the Buckskin Gulch and Wire Pass trails outside of Kanab, Utah, on November 24, 2024.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 20 Nov. 2025
Ice carvings range in size from details as tiny as a coin to soaring scenes more than 30 feet tall.
—Mekialaya White, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
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Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 23 Nov. 2025
With this electric knife sharpener, your carving knife is always ready for its big moment at the holiday dinner.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 22 Nov. 2025
Bystanders photographed Ericksen carving into the petroglyphs, which are located on a canyon wall near the Buckskin Gulch and Wire Pass trails outside of Kanab, Utah, on November 24, 2024.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 20 Nov. 2025
Ice carvings range in size from details as tiny as a coin to soaring scenes more than 30 feet tall.
—Mekialaya White, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for carving
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“Carving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carving. Accessed 26 Nov. 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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