carve
verb (used with object)
to cut (a solid material) so as to form something.
carved
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past participleof carve.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof carve.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
carveverb (used with object)to cut (a solid material) so as to form something.
Example Sentences
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The real star was Serling, “the ominous, otherworldly narrator and host” with jet-black hair and “cheekbones that looked carved from granite.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Microsoft has carved out a niche as a model-agnostic software company, meaning its software offerings aren’t tied to one model.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
Along with co-defendants Susan Atkins and Leslie Van Houten, Krenwinkel at one point showed up to court with an X carved on her forehead, as Manson had also done.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
There was also another complication for consumers expecting professionally carved chocolate: Packaging included in the court’s opinion labels the jack-o’-lantern image a “DECORATING SUGGESTION.”
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
He wanted to laugh because this, like all barber's basins, had been made with a half-moon carved out to fit comfortably against the curve of a man's neck.
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
