Examples of carving in a Sentence
She bought a small wooden carving of a Buddha.
an ancient people proficient in stone carving
Recent Examples on the Web
Read Next Divers remove ancient Roman cargo from shipwreck — and find unique carvings.
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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2024
But they are now interpreted as relating to the footprints following recent field surveys aided by drones, which uncovered previously unseen carvings.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
Stone carvings of salamanders, snakes, turtles, and other local animals are strategically placed in the pathways, and there’s even a dipping pool under a giant ceiba tree just off the main corridor.
—Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2024
The Farmhouse Restaurant at Fair Oaks Farms A special Easter brunch buffet, with multiple sittings, features French toast, a carving station with prime rib, ham, Atlantic salmon and omelets.
—The Indianapolis Star, 27 Mar. 2024
Signs of breakage and subsequent carving indicate some broken tools were recycled—whittled and polished into smaller implements.
—Byandrew Curry, science.org, 1 Apr. 2024
The temples' wooden halls and pagodas feature intricate carvings with Chinese zodiac animals, peonies, and chrysanthemums.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Photos show the finds, including a carving from a 2,000-year-old civilization.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2024
Most importantly for our purposes, one of the cairns shows a large carving of overlapping concentric circles—a common visual representation of the sun being eclipsed and then revealed by the moon.
—Popsci Staff, Popular Science, 27 Mar. 2024
Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2024
But they are now interpreted as relating to the footprints following recent field surveys aided by drones, which uncovered previously unseen carvings.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
Stone carvings of salamanders, snakes, turtles, and other local animals are strategically placed in the pathways, and there’s even a dipping pool under a giant ceiba tree just off the main corridor.
—Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2024
The Farmhouse Restaurant at Fair Oaks Farms A special Easter brunch buffet, with multiple sittings, features French toast, a carving station with prime rib, ham, Atlantic salmon and omelets.
—The Indianapolis Star, 27 Mar. 2024
Signs of breakage and subsequent carving indicate some broken tools were recycled—whittled and polished into smaller implements.
—Byandrew Curry, science.org, 1 Apr. 2024
The temples' wooden halls and pagodas feature intricate carvings with Chinese zodiac animals, peonies, and chrysanthemums.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Photos show the finds, including a carving from a 2,000-year-old civilization.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2024
Most importantly for our purposes, one of the cairns shows a large carving of overlapping concentric circles—a common visual representation of the sun being eclipsed and then revealed by the moon.
—Popsci Staff, Popular Science, 27 Mar. 2024
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“Carving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carving. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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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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