carry off
verb
carried off; carrying off; carries off
1
: to cause the death of
the plague carried off thousands
2
: to perform or manage successfully : bring off
tried to look suave but couldn't carry it off
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Examples of carry off in a Sentence
the con artist would never have been able to carry off his schemes if it were not for the greed of his eager victims
pray that the pestilence does not carry off any more souls than it already has
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The man’s vehicle was carried off a bridge by floodwaters.
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 6 Nov. 2024
Before the night was out, Germans began chipping away at the barrier, carrying off chunks of one of the symbols of the diminishing Iron Curtain.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2024
Downey carries off McNeal’s charm well — courting applause when McNeal delivers showboating, professorial tirades about Shakespeare and Saul Bellow — but struggles to downshift into subtlety.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2024
After a delay of over 20 minutes, Gomes was strapped to a stretcher and carried off the pitch by medical staff with Lille later confirming that the player had regained consciousness and was in hospital.
—Peter Rutzler, The Athletic, 17 Aug. 2024
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 6 Nov. 2024
Before the night was out, Germans began chipping away at the barrier, carrying off chunks of one of the symbols of the diminishing Iron Curtain.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2024
Downey carries off McNeal’s charm well — courting applause when McNeal delivers showboating, professorial tirades about Shakespeare and Saul Bellow — but struggles to downshift into subtlety.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2024
After a delay of over 20 minutes, Gomes was strapped to a stretcher and carried off the pitch by medical staff with Lille later confirming that the player had regained consciousness and was in hospital.
—Peter Rutzler, The Athletic, 17 Aug. 2024
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“Carry off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carry%20off. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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