carry away

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Recent Examples of carry away Even if the talking points are predictable — Sheila and Varuna try to strategize while Mala and Shahida get carried away with their aspirations and Raji balks at everything — the chemistry is what’s truly intoxicating and carries viewers from one episode to the next. Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 27 Mar. 2025 He just got carried away by the crowd of people. Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2025 For one YouTube video, Piper pretended to break her leg and have a stroke and was carried away in a fake ambulance. Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 9 Apr. 2025 When the truck tipped over, the workers were carried away by surging water from the nearby Nolichucky River. Charna Flam, People.com, 5 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for carry away
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carry away
Verb
  • Every barrel is transported via the 800-mile Trans-Alaska Pipeline System to the port of Valdez, where it is loaded onto tanker ships.
    Brett Watson, The Conversation, 24 Apr. 2025
  • He was arrested and transported to Troop G in Bridgeport where he was charged with violation of protective order, improper use of a registration plate and operating a motor vehicle without a valid license.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 23 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • We were entranced by Mark Rothko’s Seagram murals, as well as the colorful works of Beatriz Milhazes.
    Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025
  • And collectors have turned what was once a niche brand into a near-cult, perpetually entranced by new lines, colors and shapes.
    Julia Moskin, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Each sandwich is crafted with 100 percent real butter, the best real cheese, fresh-baked bread and real garlic for a crispy, cheesy, satisfying bite every time.
    Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
  • For football fans who have been having withdrawals every Sunday (Thursday and Mondays too), the real action is still months away, but at least tomorrow’s NFL Draft can satisfy the itch a little while longer.
    Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 23 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Just days ahead of her latest birthday, Burnett delighted fans with a guest appearance in the April 24 episode of Hacks.
    Erin Clack, People.com, 27 Apr. 2025
  • The Packers delighted hometown fans by finally using a first-round pick on a receiver for the first time since 2002, selecting Texas wideout Matthew Golden, who covered 40 yards in a scorching 4.29 seconds at the scouting combine.
    Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Glasner refused to change his team significantly for fear of negative consequences, but he would have been pleased by Kamada and Justin Devenny’s impact.
    Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Google struggled to find a solution that pleased everyone.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 22 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • For a movie about an apocalyptic clash of vampires and gangsters, Sinners has moments of unexpected jubilance, even rapture.
    A.A. Dowd, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Dispensationalism has an offensive reputation among many Jews because the End Times prophecy outlines an event in which Jews suffer mass slaughter while Christian believers are spared because God raptured them.
    Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 22 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Mescal, who by the way has been known to rap, will lead a repertory company at the National’s Lyttelton Theatre in 2027.
    Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Threading through the score, by Joy Huerta and Benjamin Velez, are Latin rhythms and melodies, with songs ranging from pop to mariachi to rap.
    Frank Rizzo, Variety, 28 Apr. 2025

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“Carry away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carry%20away. Accessed 5 May. 2025.

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