as in to entrance
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
The researchers also found that though the type of outflow differed, the amount of energy and mass carried away remained consistent.
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 14 Jan. 2026
He is then carried away by his arms and legs.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 12 Jan. 2026
Everyone got carried away by hate — even people who had so much influence.
—Leonor C. Suárez, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2026
Don't get carried away, though.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2026
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 14 Jan. 2026
He is then carried away by his arms and legs.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 12 Jan. 2026
Everyone got carried away by hate — even people who had so much influence.
—Leonor C. Suárez, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2026
Don't get carried away, though.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for carry away
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carry away
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As someone who’s been entranced by cars ever since high school, Toliver uses his car obsession as a vehicle for his own sonic discovery.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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The caveat is that they are both entranced by a dream rather than the reality of what a partnership needs.—
Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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For Valentine’s Day 2026, Avianca transported more than 19,000 tons of flowers from Colombia and Ecuador, a 6% uptick from last year.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
12 Feb. 2026
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Two victims were airlifted to a hospital with serious or life-threatening injuries, police said, and a third victim died while being transported to the hospital.—
Alexandra Koch , Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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And no matter how formal or casual the gathering, every host is always looking for an easy, crowd-pleasing appetizer to start the party.—
Krissy Tiglias,
Southern Living,
7 Feb. 2026
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YouTubers try to make videos that please the YouTube algorithm.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
7 Feb. 2026
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The marketing department came up with a tale to satisfy their curiosity.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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There's no way to satisfy all of us with all of our ideas.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Feb. 2026
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
10 Feb. 2026
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An artful renovation has given the Farmhouse—the sixth stay within the Inns of Aurora Resort & Spa campus—a distinctive design, with an impressive art collection and interiors that delight the eye.—
Paul Brady,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, nonbelievers create humorous content, featuring videos of empty clothes draped over furniture or laid out on the street, suggesting they were abandoned by those who were raptured.—
Jordan Green,
Nashville Tennessean,
23 Sep. 2025
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The movie follows Patty Myers (Patty Dunning), a casual Christian belonging to a theologically liberal church who's left behind after millions are raptured.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Sep. 2025
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Fresh off last week’s historic Album of the Year Grammy win, Spanish-rapping Bad Bunny brought his singular stamp of joy to Levi’s Stadium during Super Bowl LX, starting in a sugar cane field, in what many termed a cultural game changer.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2026
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Patterson, who raps under the stage name Keef68x, is set to have a preliminary hearing in March.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Carry away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carry%20away. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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