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
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
Amid all this, Ross serenely demonstrated how to carve out serenity and beauty for ourselves, one canvas at a time.
From Salon • May 2, 2026
But leopards are territorial, and he would have had to battle with at least one other male before he could carve out a home range for himself.
From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall
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