carried away

past tense of carry away

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of carried away Some people get carried away swiping their cards on discretionary items like clothes and home goods or leisure activities like dining out or going to the movies. Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 22 July 2026 On Earth, most cooling happens through convection as heat transfers from a hot object into the air and is carried away as the warmer air rises. Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026 Nitrogen, one of the main nutrients needed for strong plant growth, is especially susceptible to being carried away like this. Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 July 2026 Just don’t expect Olise to get carried away if France are crowned champions on Sunday. Stuart James, New York Times, 14 July 2026 The energy from these events is carried away by particles of light (photons) spread across the electromagnetic spectrum, but also by neutrinos. Robert Lea, Space.com, 10 July 2026 Flash flooding in southeastern Missouri wrecked a campground and carried away about a dozen people, according to local authorities. Michael Loria, USA Today, 10 July 2026 Think ambitiously, but get your facts and numbers straight before getting carried away. Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026 He was carried away on a stretcher with a broken arm, while his mother and sister were killed. Abigail Williams, NBC news, 29 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carried away
Verb
  • Lawrence’s ordinances 9615 and 9715 say the same, but specify that any animal being transported must be restrained.
    Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2026
  • She was carried out of the trail and transported to a local hospital, according to the police.
    ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026
Verb
  • Jim was, however, pleased to see that Citi thinks Azure is doing well.
    Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 15 July 2026
  • His performances at the World Cup will have pleased West Ham head coach Nuno Espirito Santo.
    Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 2 July 2026
Verb
  • Mitchell entered the theater just after the clip ended and was delighted by the immersive effects.
    Matt Minton, Variety, 19 July 2026
  • Great novels have delighted everyone except the author’s lightly disguised parents.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
Verb
  • The look felt right at home on this press tour, adding to her incredible roster of recent looks that have left us mere mortals entranced.
    Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 16 July 2026
  • Four-year-old Juni Wahab was entranced by the sight of the swallows and cormorants swooping low overhead and the rushing twists of water.
    Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026
Verb
  • Kuwait is known to be overwhelmingly dependent on desalination for drinking water, with almost 90% of the arid nation’s water demand satisfied through seawater desalination plants.
    Michael Wayland,Azhar Sukri,Terri Cullen, CNBC, 18 July 2026
  • The bánh cuốn đặc biệt — a combination plate with plain steamed rice sheets, sheets stuffed with ground pork and mushroom and pieces filled with shrimp — satisfied my internet FOMO cravings.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
Verb
  • Carol is alternately enchanted and frustrated by her husband’s innocence and altruism, which led him to his not particularly remunerative career as an interpreter.
    Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 July 2026
  • Generations of visitors to the Okefenokee Swamp have been enchanted by its rich wildlife, black waters and cypress trees draped in Spanish moss.
    Drew Kann, AJC.com, 20 July 2026
Verb
  • One of the artists Olivier interviewed, Xang, rapped at blistering decibels to the delight and confusion of a couple hundred stylish black and brown kids.
    Mano Sundaresan, Pitchfork, 1 July 2026
  • In 2021, the actor first rapped on the group’s Good Guys, Bad Guys EP, using the name Frankie Pulitzer.
    Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • We’re introduced, in a kingdom under the seas ruled by merpeople, to an idealistic and sweet-hearted redheaded mermaid princess fascinated by the human world; in this version, Lara.
    Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 24 July 2026
  • Jublin was fascinated by great orators—especially political heavyweights like former French president Jacques Chirac.
    Olivier Bouchara, Vanity Fair, 24 July 2026

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“Carried away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carried%20away. Accessed 30 Jul. 2026.

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