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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Some were found miles from home after being carried away by the Guadalupe River flood.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2025
The girls’ mother, van Wessel told me, crumpled to the ground next to the grave sites, and had to be carried away from the scene.
—Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2025
Like a child swimming on the first hot day of the year, Ivan is carried away by the physical pleasure of the water, diving and floating and exclaiming.
—Philip Metres
july 30, Literary Hub, 30 July 2025
As cars exited the gates, a few carried away teenagers who appeared distraught.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 29 July 2025
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Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2025
The girls’ mother, van Wessel told me, crumpled to the ground next to the grave sites, and had to be carried away from the scene.
—Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2025
Like a child swimming on the first hot day of the year, Ivan is carried away by the physical pleasure of the water, diving and floating and exclaiming.
—Philip Metres
july 30, Literary Hub, 30 July 2025
As cars exited the gates, a few carried away teenagers who appeared distraught.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 29 July 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 10 Aug. 2025.
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