carry through

verb

carried through; carrying through; carries through

intransitive verb

: persist, survive
feelings that carry through to the present

Examples of carry through in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Research shows the impact of law enforcement contact with Black and Brown youth carries through to adulthood. Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 12 July 2024 On Monday, the Department of Transportation announced a requirement that railroads provide local emergency agencies with information about all hazardous materials being carried through their areas. Justine McDaniel, Washington Post, 25 June 2024 At its July meeting, the board rejected 31 of the 33 purchase offers without explanation beyond a rote recitation that they were deemed insufficient, the commissioners felt the buyer didn’t have the resources to carry through with their plan, or both. Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2024 Yet neither carries through the argument, because the empirical data from the past 150 years overwhelmingly undermine it. Frances Beinecke, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2012 See all Example Sentences for carry through 

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Word History

First Known Use

1608, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

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The first known use of carry through was in 1608

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“Carry through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carry%20through. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

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