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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Fire Rescue trucks hung a giant American flag, and officers saluted as Cajuso’s body was carried away in an ambulance.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
According to the National Weather Service, 18 to 24 inches of fast-moving rain can carry away most large SUVs and trucks.
—NPR, 27 Oct. 2025
The picture book is both written and illustrated by Knightley, 40, who tells a whimsical story about a young girl that wishes her new baby sister would be carried away by birds.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
The brutal aftermath of what Ukraine said was a Russian strike on Kharkiv that hit a kindergarten was laid bare in a video shared by Ukrainian emergency services, with crying children seen being carried away from the carnage.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
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Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
According to the National Weather Service, 18 to 24 inches of fast-moving rain can carry away most large SUVs and trucks.
—NPR, 27 Oct. 2025
The picture book is both written and illustrated by Knightley, 40, who tells a whimsical story about a young girl that wishes her new baby sister would be carried away by birds.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
The brutal aftermath of what Ukraine said was a Russian strike on Kharkiv that hit a kindergarten was laid bare in a video shared by Ukrainian emergency services, with crying children seen being carried away from the carnage.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 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 4 Nov. 2025.
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