carry away
verb
carried away; carrying away; carries away
1
: to arouse to a high and often excessive degree of emotion or enthusiasm
The girl was carried away by her pity.—
Winston Churchill
Winston ChurchillExamples of carry away in a Sentence
the beauty of the music carried him away
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When the truck tipped over, the workers were carried away by surging water from the nearby Nolichucky River.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Finally, any biofilm debris that withstood the initial onslaught sticks to the robot's gelatinous body, getting carried away with it instead of remaining on the implant.
—New Atlas, 28 Mar. 2025
Buck immediately said yes, which is nice in some ways, but since he is set to make $75 million over five years, no one should get too carried away by the gesture.
—Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
The winner of this one will be a trendy second-round upset pick against Michigan State, but we're getting carried away.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
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Charna Flam, People.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Finally, any biofilm debris that withstood the initial onslaught sticks to the robot's gelatinous body, getting carried away with it instead of remaining on the implant.
—New Atlas, 28 Mar. 2025
Buck immediately said yes, which is nice in some ways, but since he is set to make $75 million over five years, no one should get too carried away by the gesture.
—Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
The winner of this one will be a trendy second-round upset pick against Michigan State, but we're getting carried away.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for carry away
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“Carry away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carry%20away. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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