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
But last weekend, the biggest star in women’s college basketball was carried away after collapsing to the court with a season-ending ACL tear.
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Chantel Jennings, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
But this is not a time to get carried away.
—Madeline Coleman, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
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
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Chantel Jennings, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
But this is not a time to get carried away.
—Madeline Coleman, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
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
See All Example Sentences for carry away
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carry away
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Every barrel is transported via the 800-mile Trans-Alaska Pipeline System to the port of Valdez, where it is loaded onto tanker ships.—
Brett Watson,
The Conversation,
24 Apr. 2025
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He was arrested and transported to Troop G in Bridgeport where he was charged with violation of protective order, improper use of a registration plate and operating a motor vehicle without a valid license.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
23 Apr. 2025
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We were entranced by Mark Rothko’s Seagram murals, as well as the colorful works of Beatriz Milhazes.—
Bon Appétit,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
15 Apr. 2025
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And collectors have turned what was once a niche brand into a near-cult, perpetually entranced by new lines, colors and shapes.—
Julia Moskin,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Each sandwich is crafted with 100 percent real butter, the best real cheese, fresh-baked bread and real garlic for a crispy, cheesy, satisfying bite every time.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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During a hearing on Monday, Sweeney expressed skepticism that the 24 hours notice that the administration had pledged to provide would satisfy the U.S. Supreme Court's April 7 order requiring migrants be given the opportunity to challenge their removals in court.—
Luc Cohen,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Just days ahead of her latest birthday, Burnett delighted fans with a guest appearance in the April 24 episode of Hacks.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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The Packers delighted hometown fans by finally using a first-round pick on a receiver for the first time since 2002, selecting Texas wideout Matthew Golden, who covered 40 yards in a scorching 4.29 seconds at the scouting combine.—
Sam Farmer,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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Glasner refused to change his team significantly for fear of negative consequences, but he would have been pleased by Kamada and Justin Devenny’s impact.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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Google struggled to find a solution that pleased everyone.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
22 Apr. 2025
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For a movie about an apocalyptic clash of vampires and gangsters, Sinners has moments of unexpected jubilance, even rapture.—
A.A. Dowd,
Rolling Stone,
17 Apr. 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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Wayne burrows his face into the arm of an accent chair while laughing about unknowingly rapping along to a Drake diss track.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
17 Apr. 2025
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Further down the scroll are visuals of a hollow-eyed Bieber brazenly smoking a blunt and rapping about getting high.—
Shirley Halperin,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Carry away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carry%20away. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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