Example Sentences

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On a Sedona trail, I met a singer who is carving his own path in the music industry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

After years of choppy trading and underperformance, the stock is carving out a technical structure that speaks to a meaningful shift in momentum.

From Barron's • Dec. 4, 2025

This hip-hop country star is carving out his own path in a notoriously difficult country music scene.

From Salon • Jan. 27, 2025

Although her rodeo getup and Americana album motifs suggest Beyoncé is carving out room for herself in the country space, lyrics from “Cowboy Carter” question the construct of genres in general.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2024

He is carving initials into the top of the chest.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone