How to Use carve in a Sentence

carve

verb
  • Who is going to carve the turkey?
  • He carved while I made the gravy.
  • We carved an ice sculpture.
  • Keep carved jack-o-lanterns in a cool, shady spot.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2025
  • To carve out space for us in a sport that’s long tried to keep us out.
    — Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 15 May 2025
  • Large pieces of skin and flesh were carved out and missing.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The best way to do this is to carve out your own market niche.
    — Abdo Riani, Forbes, 22 Apr. 2022
  • Then the wood must dry, then be sanded, stained and carved.
    — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Just being able to carve out a role in this league is hard to do.
    — Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 8 Apr. 2024
  • But the league has proven adept at carving out ways to reach new crowds.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Still, the 15-year-old wants to be able to carve her own path.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 7 June 2026
  • On the slopes, there's room to spread out, carve wide turns, and ski at your own place.
    — Alex Schechter, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The two like to carve out alone time on their vacations.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 9 June 2026
  • From day one, the festival carved its own path.
    — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 11 May 2026
  • Some of these proud miners carved sculptures out of the salt.
    — Rick Steves, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2023
  • Leaders must carve out time for team sharing.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • Leclerc carved his way from fourth on the grid to lead the race at the first corner.
    — Luke Smith, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Don’t forget to carve out time for shopping.
    — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The kitchen was carved into a wall and set off by a breakfast bar.
    — Joyce Cohen, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2026
  • Guests will also have the chance to carve their own pumpkins.
    — Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Arte should be carving statues of those two for the home plate plaza.
    — Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2023
  • But once a week, Norway still carve out a ‘fast food’ meal.
    — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 29 June 2026
  • This one-man show follows Aldridge's quest to carve his own path.
    — Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 31 Jan. 2022
  • Many were carved from lignum vitae, one of the world’s hardest woods.
    — Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Remove from the grill, carve out the bone and slice the meat into pieces.
    — Maria Pasquale, CNN, 2 Feb. 2022
  • Police and fire unions have been carved out of anti-union laws for decades.
    — Binghui Huang, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Mar. 2024
  • Over millions of years, these storms have carved coastlines and ocean basins.
    — Porter Fox, New York Times, 9 May 2023
  • Zippers ran through the front and sleeves, while black leather bands carved around the waist and hips.
    — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
  • Expect more of this cross fire over how to carve up the state’s gambling turf.
    — Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Oct. 2021
  • The storm carved a path nearly a mile wide and six miles long through Joplin.
    — Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025

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