carving
Americannoun
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the act of fashioning or producing by cutting into or shaping solid material, as wood.
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a carved design or figure.
noun
Etymology
Origin of carving
Example Sentences
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It normalized for me the intentional carving out of time needed for writing, reading and creating.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
The resulting floods tore through the landscape, carving deep channels as the water rushed downhill.
From Science Daily • May 15, 2026
Choosing to directly take on the major airlines, rather than carving out niche routes, was a critical error that doomed the company.
From MarketWatch • May 2, 2026
On a Sedona trail, I met a singer who is carving his own path in the music industry.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
This from a guy who spends his days carving fossils out of sandstone using a chisel and a paintbrush.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
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