carve
verb (used with object)
to cut (a solid material) so as to form something.
have carved
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present perfectof carve.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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But if that were true, he wouldn’t have carved out the Fed!
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
Even if hyperscalers eventually recapture market share, these networks will have carved out niches in emerging markets, indie studios and cost-sensitive workloads.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 3, 2025
Not many living composers of the concert-hall variety have carved a niche with the broader public.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2025
Whatever the outcome on Sunday, Alcaraz and Sinner will have carved up the past six majors between them as they assert themselves in the post 'Big Three' era.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2025
I figured out later that he must have carved it late at night when the others had gone to sleep.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
