Examples of carving in a Sentence
She bought a small wooden carving of a Buddha.
an ancient people proficient in stone carving
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Everything changes for the New Boy — and for Sister Eileen — when a life-size carving of Christ on the cross arrives.
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Ella Kemp, IndieWire, 23 May 2025
Walking into the library, your first point of contact is with the intricate wooden carving of Coatlicue, the Aztec earth goddess and mother of the gods, who has twin serpents for a head and is a symbol of creation and destruction.
—Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
While investigating Murphy's trailer, Colter also finds a wooden carving created by his father, Ashton.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 12 May 2025
Menu highlights include the signature raw bar, carving stations, dulce de leche ricotta pancake station, dessert bar and more.
—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2025
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Ella Kemp, IndieWire, 23 May 2025
Walking into the library, your first point of contact is with the intricate wooden carving of Coatlicue, the Aztec earth goddess and mother of the gods, who has twin serpents for a head and is a symbol of creation and destruction.
—Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
While investigating Murphy's trailer, Colter also finds a wooden carving created by his father, Ashton.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 12 May 2025
Menu highlights include the signature raw bar, carving stations, dulce de leche ricotta pancake station, dessert bar and more.
—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for carving
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“Carving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carving. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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carving
noun
carv·ing
ˈkär-viŋ 
1
: the act or art of a person who carves
2
: a carved object, design, or figure
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