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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High waters also carried away homes and caused damage to infrastructure.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Getting carried away by external validation — chasing titles, applause, or financial wins at the expense of your deeper purpose.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 12 Oct. 2025
There’s no need to get carried away.
—James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
The only person who didn’t seem to get carried away by the frenzy was the calm and rather dignified figure who inspired it.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2025
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Julia Gomez, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Getting carried away by external validation — chasing titles, applause, or financial wins at the expense of your deeper purpose.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 12 Oct. 2025
There’s no need to get carried away.
—James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
The only person who didn’t seem to get carried away by the frenzy was the calm and rather dignified figure who inspired it.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 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 18 Oct. 2025.
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