carve
verb (used with object)
to cut (a solid material) so as to form something.
has been carving
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present perfect progressiveof carve (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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At age 46, Paulson has been carving a new career path: On “Impeachment,” as with “Ratched,” she is an executive producer as well as the star.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2021
Allen, meanwhile, has been carving up the Viking’s vaunted defense.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2018
Dick Bockenstedt, 73, has been carving since 1978.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 18, 2018
A graduate of both Harvard and Harvard Law School, Mr. Manning takes over the helm at a time when the law school has been carving out a bigger role in making legal education more accessible.
From New York Times ● Jun. 1, 2017
Ages and aeons are nothing to her; out of them she has been carving her great statue, a perfect man.
From Pushing to the Front by Orison Swett Marden
