carve out

verb

1. (tr, adverb) to make or create (a career)

   he carved out his own future

Example Sentences

But regardless of how many trophies she takes home, Liniker has already carved out a singular niche for herself in Latin music — as a uniquely uncompromising and generation-defining artist.

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The Egyptian's shooting was also wild and wayward when he carved out shooting chances later in the half, his head bowed in disappointment at his own efforts.

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There were some carers who strove to make the lives of residents better and who managed to carve out time in their busy days to engage but those moments were few and far between.

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Still, he carved out a career all of his own.

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In the midst of the World Cup, a remodelled WXV Global Series was unveiled to give women's rugby's top nations more freedom to carve out fixture lists and rivalries that keep interest high.

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