carve out
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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Can Cerebras carve out a piece of that dynamic market?
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
There should be enough room for other companies to carve out and maintain profitable niches.
From Barron's • May 12, 2026
If the company can keep to its schedule, it could carve out a “healthy share” of the direct-to-device market, Yu said.
From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026
Wu, who uses a translator in his news conferences, shared a bed with his father in a windowless flat in the Steel City as he tried to carve out a career in professional snooker.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
Then he began to think what fun it might be to carve out a face.
From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli
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