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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Live music, activities and ice carvings are among the many family-friendly entertainment options available for Pittsburghers.
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Michael Guise, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
Fawn Bluff is working with the Homalco First Nation on social, medical, and artistic programs, including funding a local group to train in the craft of longhouse building in the Haida Gwaii archipelago, and commissioning cedar carvings by Derek Georgeson for the property.
—Katie Nanton, Travel + Leisure, 30 Dec. 2025
Grab a hearty lunch at Little Sheba’s, then wander to Roscoe’s Coffee Bar and Tap Room for a warm drink before heading back out to watch more carving.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Midwest Living, 29 Dec. 2025
The lineup will include tri-tip and a ham carving station, as well as Mexican entrees, menudo and pozole, a taco bar, bottomless mimosas and a dessert station.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2025
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Michael Guise, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
Fawn Bluff is working with the Homalco First Nation on social, medical, and artistic programs, including funding a local group to train in the craft of longhouse building in the Haida Gwaii archipelago, and commissioning cedar carvings by Derek Georgeson for the property.
—Katie Nanton, Travel + Leisure, 30 Dec. 2025
Grab a hearty lunch at Little Sheba’s, then wander to Roscoe’s Coffee Bar and Tap Room for a warm drink before heading back out to watch more carving.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Midwest Living, 29 Dec. 2025
The lineup will include tri-tip and a ham carving station, as well as Mexican entrees, menudo and pozole, a taco bar, bottomless mimosas and a dessert station.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2025
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“Carving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carving. Accessed 2 Jan. 2026.
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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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