carried off

past tense of carry off

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of carried off Crab shells, whole and in pieces, turned up all over the school, to be swept away with the dust and fallen leaves and other litter, placed in a trash bag, and carried off behind the buildings to the incinerator. — Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026 Burns was carried off the field by teammates Aaron Stinnie and Andrew Thomas. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 27 Sep. 2026 The Fever also lost guard Ty Harris, who was carried off the court. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026 On the next day of the match, Australian wicketkeeper Bert Oldfield was hit on the head and suffered a fractured skull while facing Larwood (to a conventional field) and had to be carried off the field. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026 An amateur game in Istanbul was halted earlier in 2026 when a seagull was struck by the ball mid-flight, prompting the home team’s captain to rush over and perform CPR on the bird before it was carried off the field for further care. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026 Fans booed when the squirrel was finally captured and carried off under a towel, but the team says the animal was released in fine health. — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026 Shania Twain has performed in stadiums around the world and carried off not one but two Las Vegas residencies, but this summer, a smaller stage felt like a dream come true. — Amanda Wicks, Pitchfork, 25 July 2026 After several minutes of treatment on the field, Sonnett was placed on a stretcher and carried off to a standing ovation from the Portland crowd, which clearly remembered the 32-year-old fondly from her three seasons with the Thorns from 2016-19. — Asli Pelit, New York Times, 25 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carried off
Verb
  • The disingenuous campaign ads, the obscene amount of money that is spent to air them and the promises that are rarely fulfilled are enough to make one cynical.
    — Cal Thomas, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The Incredible Hulk fulfilled a childhood dream by meeting with Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Climate change was considered a factor in the December 2021 wildfire that destroyed Somauroo's home, after the county's suit was originally filed.
    — LINDSAY WHITEHURST, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Climate change was considered a factor in the 2021 Marshall Fire that destroyed Somauroo’s home, after the county's suit was originally filed.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • With that accomplished, an RPO satellite can do any number of things, including inspecting the target, shielding it from attacks, jamming its communications or blocking its optics.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Local 884 previously struggled with its business operations due to its size and most of its work being accomplished by volunteers, according to Local 44 business agent Tobey Bays.
    — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Kabul and the United Nations Mission in Afghanistan said the strikes in Helmand and Kunar provinces had killed at least 10 civilians, most of them children.
    — MUNIR AHMED, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
  • But is any of that enough when a Western Union telegram brings news of Aron’s death, killed in a battle in France?
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The third, Surrender, is a massage performed in water, in which the buoyancy and warmth allow the body to completely relax and let go.
    — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Risks vary with gestational age, a patient's medical history, the procedure performed and the circumstances of the pregnancy.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • One Russian Soyuz mission in May 2020 was achieved in around 3 hours and 3 minutes.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
  • As the researchers explain, the same action can serve several completely different goals, while a single goal can also be achieved through several different actions.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Shortly after, in his final snaps under center as a Bronco, Zabransky made two completions and then perfectly executed the Statue of Liberty handoff to cement his place in Boise State’s history.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Earlier this week, IRNA reported that Iran had executed two other men over violence during the January protests.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Their navies then carried out a joint maritime patrol in the Pacific in July, with both operations presented as efforts to improve interoperability and joint operational capabilities.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The program has largely been carried out in secrecy, with little transparency over how many immigrants have been deported to third countries, and where and in what conditions they are being held.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026

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“Carried off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carried%20off. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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