Sentence examples for carved from inspiring English sources

The word "carved" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it as a verb, meaning "to cut or shape something with a sharp tool". For example, you might say, "The woodworker carved an intricate design into the wooden door."

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carved

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Past of carve

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A cliff-top bar features thrones carved out of stone, gazing out over crashing waves next to a swimming pool perched on the edge of a sheer rock face, while steps lead down to a private sandy beach.

On the following day a permanent commemoration of poem and poet, a slate plaque carved by the sculptor Martin Jennings, will be unveiled at King's Cross station in London.

According to Cunha, around half of the families in the favela have accepted the offer of housing, but the rest are loathe to leave the homes, jobs, schools and community they have carved out for themselves, unaided.

The boys were captivated by the medieval world around us, the priests with their ornate gold crosses, the tunnels linking the churches, and the macabre sight of human bones sticking out of coffins and carved niches in the rock face.

Out of these 'samples' I carved Corinthos', Delphi, Phira, Epidauros and Delos'.

It seems especially odd to suggest that a play text, out of any literary form, should be carved out of an attempt to accurately translate the original language of an author writing a century ago.

Sophie's stone features the dove of peace with its olive branch, two ripe bunches of grapes – "also because, later, she loved wine" – and a small, subtly carved background of rolling hills and cypress trees.

Her memorial was carved with a simple washing line.

Its greatest claim to fame is carved into the face of the huge granite outcropping that gives the town its name: the world's largest bas-relief.

They carved Bournemouth open on the right and somehow Caolan Lavery missed an open goal at the far post.

It is also one that has carved a part in the heart of the Spanish food lover with its devotion to the red tuna (Atlantic bluefin tuna, famed for its rosy flesh) and the red-skinned Retinto cow.

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