as in to transport
to fill with overwhelming emotion (as wonder or delight)
the beauty of the music carried him away
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Recent Examples of carry away
Just six inches of moving water can knock a person over, and two feet can carry away vehicles.
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Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
This Dior collection was sparser on bags and shoes, those brisk-selling tack-ons that designers can get carried away with, festooning them to models like ornaments on a Christmas tree.
—Jacob Gallagher, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
Earlier studies done mostly on mice discovered that the brain had a system that flushed its tissues with cerebrospinal fluid, which carried away waste products in a process called glymphatic clearance.
—Ars Technica, 20 Jan. 2025
So consult your physician, ask lots of questions, and don’t get carried away.
—Melinda Fulmer, Robb Report, 14 Jan. 2025
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Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
This Dior collection was sparser on bags and shoes, those brisk-selling tack-ons that designers can get carried away with, festooning them to models like ornaments on a Christmas tree.
—Jacob Gallagher, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
Earlier studies done mostly on mice discovered that the brain had a system that flushed its tissues with cerebrospinal fluid, which carried away waste products in a process called glymphatic clearance.
—Ars Technica, 20 Jan. 2025
So consult your physician, ask lots of questions, and don’t get carried away.
—Melinda Fulmer, Robb Report, 14 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for carry away
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carry away
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One river trader, who typically transported his bananas by boat, told Nolte that he was forced to carry them overland in 104-degree heat.—
Alex Cuadros,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2025
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The new legislation also eliminates DeSantis’ control over transporting migrants, according to a memo to legislators released by House Speaker Daniel Perez, R-Miami, and Senate President Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
10 Feb. 2025
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Eventually Faithfull found an interest in performing in plays and, entranced by Buddy Holly and Joan Baez and Simone de Beauvoir, folk music, and arty café intellectualism as well.—
Bill Wyman,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2025
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Missoni’s elegant knits have kept me entranced for over 20 years.—
Cora Harrington,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2025
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But the good cop/bad cop act didn’t entirely satisfy her fanbase.—
Althea Legaspi,
Rolling Stone,
9 Feb. 2025
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What does revoking Biden's security clearance accomplish other than satisfy a petty grievance of a childish man?—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 2025
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In 2020, Modi delighted Trump by inviting him before a cheering crowd of more than 100,000 people to inaugurate the world’s largest cricket stadium in his home state of Gujarat.—
AFP,
Fortune Asia,
14 Feb. 2025
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Before the game went south for Swift, her boyfriend Travis Kelce and his Kansas City Chiefs teammates, Kylie and Swift delighted fans when they were spotted out for dinner together in New Orleans ahead of the Super Bowl.—
Natasha Dye,
People.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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The result is a classic, pleasing palette with a hint of color.—
Abby Wolner,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Feb. 2025
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Côté’s doc provides a portrait of a man battling to find inner peace one Insta reel at a time by pleasing dominatrices.—
Georg Szalai,
The Hollywood Reporter,
10 Feb. 2025
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Dispensationalism has an offensive reputation among many Jews because the End Times prophecy outlines an event in which Jews suffer mass slaughter while Christian believers are spared because God raptured them.—
Liam Adams,
The Tennessean,
22 Nov. 2024
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Yet Mendes mostly sees a cheap, useful instrument in Deakins—a shortcut to rapture.—
A.A. Dowd,
Chron,
8 Dec. 2022
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Andy Samberg's digital short on SNL's long history of anxiety was incisive and smart — and featured a fun rapping cameo from Chris Parnell!—
Andy Hoglund,
EW.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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The event will feature Nineties rap all-stars including Lil’ Kim, Redman & Method Man, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, DJ Quik, Raekwon, E-40, Goodie Mob, Havoc (of Mobb Deep), and more.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Carry away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carry%20away. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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