carried out; carrying out; carries out
1
: to bring to a successful issue : complete, accomplish
carried out the assignment
2
: to put into execution
carry out a plan
3
: to continue to an end or stopping point
Examples of carryout in a Sentence
Noun
She works in a Chinese carryout.
Verb
carried out the task efficiently and cheerfully
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Mike Snider, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
Many of the restaurants offer dine-in, carryout, and delivery options.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Aug. 2025
In case of doubt, competent authorities may carry out random on-site inspections of cybersecurity standards in the companies, for which the management can be held liable.
—Dennis-Kenji Kipker, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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Noun
The deal is good for carryout only – no other purchase necessary – limit of up to four per customer; order in-store or in the Pizza Hut app at participating locations.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
Many of the restaurants offer dine-in, carryout, and delivery options.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Verb
Israel, meanwhile, has vehemently denied carrying out a genocide in Gaza and said Hamas is to blame for recent reports of widespread starvation.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Aug. 2025
In case of doubt, competent authorities may carry out random on-site inspections of cybersecurity standards in the companies, for which the management can be held liable.
—Dennis-Kenji Kipker, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for carryout
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“Carryout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carryout. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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