carry off
verb
carried off; carrying off; carries off
1
: to cause the death of
the plague carried off thousands
2
: to perform or manage successfully : bring off
tried to look suave but couldn't carry it off
Examples of carry off in a Sentence
the con artist would never have been able to carry off his schemes if it were not for the greed of his eager victims
pray that the pestilence does not carry off any more souls than it already has
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When Iga Swiatek was 3-0 up during her cool destruction of Belinda Bencic, another spectator had to be carried off court by paramedics.
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Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
The two Venezuelans were close when Mendoza was in the Bronx, adding to the emotion of seeing the infielder carried off the field in an ambulance.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 13 May 2025
Vandersloot, the franchise’s all-time leading scorer who returned to Chicago this past offseason after two seasons with the New York Liberty, was carried off the floor, unable to put any weight on her right leg and did not return.
—Ben Pickman, New York Times, 8 June 2025
But when star Tyrese Haliburton was carried off the floor with an Achilles injury late in the first quarter of Game 7 of the finals, the franchise’s hopes plummeted.
—Shreya Srinivasan, NBC news, 24 June 2025
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Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
The two Venezuelans were close when Mendoza was in the Bronx, adding to the emotion of seeing the infielder carried off the field in an ambulance.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 13 May 2025
Vandersloot, the franchise’s all-time leading scorer who returned to Chicago this past offseason after two seasons with the New York Liberty, was carried off the floor, unable to put any weight on her right leg and did not return.
—Ben Pickman, New York Times, 8 June 2025
But when star Tyrese Haliburton was carried off the floor with an Achilles injury late in the first quarter of Game 7 of the finals, the franchise’s hopes plummeted.
—Shreya Srinivasan, NBC news, 24 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for carry off
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“Carry off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carry%20off. Accessed 10 Aug. 2025.
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