How to Use be/get carried away in a Sentence

be/get carried away

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  • She’ll be carried away by this luxe and crazy-soft wool cardigan.
    — Christa Joanna Lee, Glamour, 19 Sep. 2024
  • But don’t get carried away with the unattainable goal of poreless skin.
    — Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
  • In the interest of fairness, let’s not get carried away here.
    — Dallas News, 7 Sep. 2022
  • Many cars will stall in six inches of water or less and can be carried away by two feet of water.
    — Annie White, Car and Driver, 30 Aug. 2021
  • So consult your physician, ask lots of questions, and don’t get carried away.
    — Melinda Fulmer, Robb Report, 14 Jan. 2025
  • When the writing is so good and the performances around you are so good, you do get carried away with it.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2025
  • But don’t get carried away—keyword stuffing isn’t the answer.
    — Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
  • The curtain fell to great applause, but Williams had to be carried away and died soon after.
    — Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 29 July 2022
  • And, despite the shooting display by the Bucks, let's not get carried away.
    — Emmett Prosser, Journal Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2023
  • The key to using a mandoline is to pay attention and not get carried away.
    — Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Don't be carried away by your short-term desires -- instead, keep saving your savings.
    — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 20 Oct. 2022
  • But the second half brought a dramatic cold shower for those tempted to get carried away.
    — Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 25 Aug. 2024
  • Just don’t get carried away, please—this isn’t a Lamborghini.
    — Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Point being, the future is of course exciting for our youngsters, but let's not get carried away.
    — Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Yet, despite their winning ways, the Mets are trying not to get carried away with that momentum.
    — Deesha Thosar, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2022
  • Of course, Ríos was well short of the number of at-bats needed to qualify for that list, so let’s not get carried away.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2022
  • Another key lesson is to stay focused and not get carried away by external pressure.
    — Felicity Carter, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Instead of letting yourself be carried away by temptations, find your focus.
    — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2023
  • Sometimes David allows himself to get carried away like everyone else.
    — Danielle Amir Jackson, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Some bedding brands get carried away with their marketing claims, which can mislead to shoppers buying sheets for the wrong reasons.
    — Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping, 25 May 2022
  • Anyway, do not get carried away, and make sure your eyes are wide open when using generative AI.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Most of the energy will be carried away by neutrons, which will escape the plasma and strike the walls of the tokamak, producing heat.
    — New York Times, 10 Aug. 2021
  • Monday is mainly sunny, and if the easterly winds don’t get carried away, highs are in the mid- to upper 70s.
    — Washington Post, 21 Apr. 2022
  • Ten Hag’s departure brought a period of reflection; did fans and media get carried away when things were good?
    — Carl Anka, The Athletic, 20 Nov. 2024
  • When a tornado blows into view, people race—too late—to get out of its path, only to be carried away by winds that can surpass two hundred miles per hour.
    — Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 14 July 2024
  • One protester had to be carried away from a demonstration after she was hit with a beanbag gun shot at close range, leaving a gaping wound on her thigh.
    — Jessica Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 Apr. 2021
  • All the people in that group had to be carried away from the edge of the mine and were then temporarily held to determine their identities, police said.
    — Stephane Nitscke and Madeline Chambers, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Jan. 2023
  • One improvement, especially for school bands, might be to take the music outside, where virus-laden aerosols are more likely to be carried away by the open air.
    — Gregory Barber, Wired, 8 June 2020
  • Take it all in amid the city locals and let yourself be carried away by the energy and charm that is the floating city — with plenty of fantastic hotels to choose from.
    — Joyce Falcone, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2023
  • Congestion has resulted in limited yard space for new vessels to berth and tons of containers piling up at ports waiting to be carried away.
    — Andy Chou, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2021

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