carry off

verb

carried off; carrying off; carries off

transitive verb

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

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 same Tatum that repeatedly got off the ground through his first eight NBA seasons now needed to be carried off on the shoulders of his training staff. Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 13 May 2025 After racking up 42 points, eight rebounds, four assists, four steals and two blocks, Tatum suffered a non-contact lower leg injury late in the fourth quarter and had to be carried off the court by Celtics staffers. Zack Cox, Sun Sentinel, 13 May 2025 The 27-year-old forward put up 42 points on 16-for-28 shooting at Madison Square Garden Monday night in addition to four steals and two blocks before he was carried off the court with three minutes remaining. Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 13 May 2025 So much so that Tim Ream, Fulham’s USMNT centre-back and the closest player to the incident, held his hand throughout the next 12 minutes before the United defender was carried off on a stretcher. Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for carry off

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1640, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of carry off was circa 1640

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“Carry off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carry%20off. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.

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