How to Use carving in a Sentence

carving

noun
  • She bought a small wooden carving of a Buddha.
  • This is due to a carving up of rights when the film was first sold.
    — Manori Ravindran, Variety, 19 Dec. 2022
  • More light would shine through the parts of the carving where the wax was thinnest.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 31 Aug. 2022
  • The very first step is to find the right pumpkin for carving.
    — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 26 Oct. 2022
  • See our other top carving skis here.
    — Jenny Wiegand, Outside, 19 Nov. 2025
  • The carving was in the shape of an owl, its wings spread wide around my finger.
    — Devi Lockwood, Wired, 21 Sep. 2021
  • Douglas made a mold using the carving and filled it with resin.
    — Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Oct. 2021
  • Critics say the law attempts to do this carving with a cleaver.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Gray Grass agreed and said that the carving was an insult to the tribe.
    — Madison Dibble, Washington Examiner, 2 July 2020
  • Transfer meat to a carving board and slice thinly against grain.
    — America's Test Kitchen, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2023
  • Chef stations feature ham carving and a build-your-own omelet bar.
    — Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 23 Mar. 2026
  • My dad would carve the steamy, juicy turkey and place the carvings before us.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 21 Nov. 2019
  • For her, the carving presents a teachable moment for her nine-year-old son.
    — Sonam Vashi, National Geographic, 16 Oct. 2020
  • Meek little wives feel the edge of the carving knife and study their husbands’ necks.
    — Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2019
  • Transfer roasts to a carving board, remove twine, and slice ½ inch thick.
    — Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 19 Dec. 2025
  • Transfer roasts to a carving board, remove twine, and slice ½ inch thick.
    — Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 19 Dec. 2025
  • Transfer roasts to a carving board, remove twine, and slice ½ inch thick, then serve.
    — Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 19 Dec. 2025
  • Transfer roasts to a carving board, remove twine, and slice ½ inch thick, then serve.
    — Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 19 Dec. 2025
  • The carving is of her on her deathbed, and it is sunk up to her collarbones in his front lawn.
    — Ellyn Gaydos, Harper's Magazine, 25 June 2024
  • But baseball folks want their pound of flesh and the Sox are on deck on the carving block.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Feb. 2020
  • The ship had an unusual carving of a serpent's head in the bow.
    — CBS News, 23 Apr. 2018
  • One of the games has players trying to knock down turtle carvings.
    — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Dec. 2025
  • For a brief time, the carvings will be the center of attention.
    — Blair Braverman, Outside, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Seeing these rock carvings up close is the real highlight of the tour.
    — Kelsey Olsen, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2026
  • The timing of the wolf carving and the wolf attack at the second camp seems a bit close.
    — Kelly McClure, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2021
  • Place the turkey and legs on the table (and take any offers for the carving).
    — Sarah Rense, Esquire, 3 Oct. 2017
  • Patience with the carving Don’t rush to carve your pumpkin just yet.
    — Natasha Vaughn, USA TODAY, 13 Oct. 2017
  • The morning light shows more details in the carvings and catches the sparkle of quartz.
    — Lisa Meyers McClintick, USA Today, 21 June 2025
  • There are pizza and pasta bars, a sushi bar, and a carving station, to start.
    — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Name carvings and a bad omen The names of iconic authors line the top of the walls.
    — Domenica Bongiovanni, Indianapolis Star, 16 Sep. 2017

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