How to Use carry away in a Sentence

carry away

verb

• Large storm surges can carry away homes and wash out roads.
  — Leslie Shapiro, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2023
• But don’t get carried away with the unattainable goal of poreless skin.
  — Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
• Gleaners carry away the too-small or too-large potatoes that farmers have dumped in piles by the side of the road.
  — Eula Biss, The New Yorker, 8 June 2022
• And, despite the shooting display by the Bucks, let's not get carried away.
  — Emmett Prosser, Journal Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2023
• But one day, the president’s chef got carried away with the cornmeal and added too much.
  — Christina Morales, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2024
• That’s enough to carry away any and all effluent the fish release.
  — Adam Skolnick, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020
• The globs — along with some rocks and sand — were bagged for disposal and carried away by power boat.
  — Matthew Brown, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2023
• As the injured are carried away, a mother searches for her son.
  — Julia Jester, NBC News, 21 Dec. 2023
• The two carry away the ladder in a tender father-son moment.
  — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
• But a hot spring could mean the snow melts faster than the rivers and streams can safely carry away, causing downstream flooding.
  — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 15 Apr. 2023
• The sole purpose of this part of a masonry drill bit is to carry away the debris created by drilling.
  — Allen Foster, chicagotribune.com, 25 Feb. 2021
• Allow your garden predators to keep pests under control, and the breeze to carry away pests, too.
  — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2021
• Eventually he is freed and carried away as the crowds keep digging.
  — Julia Jester, NBC News, 21 Dec. 2023
• Finally, don’t get carried away with the orbital sander.
  — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 28 Aug. 2023
• Though Abby tries to stick to her lecture script, she is constantly carried away by her own thoughts.
  — Nathan Goldman, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2023
• Football is an emotional game and fans get too carried away.
  — Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 15 Feb. 2024
• The flushing would be designed to carry away any fish eggs or larvae floating in the water, Leichty said.
  — Peter Krouse, cleveland, 30 Jan. 2022
• In Japan, one man allegedly climbed down a rope to break into a store and carry away $9,000 worth of Pokemon cards, according to TheGamer.com.
  — Irina Ivanova, CBS News, 13 May 2021
• Even just 12 inches of rushing water can carry away most cars and 2 feet can carry SUVs and trucks.
  — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Apr. 2024
• Officials said tire tracks and damaged trees suggest a truck or trucks were used to carry away the 6-foot metal baskets.
  — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2022
• The top layer is a breathable memory foam that feels soft, comfortable and allows air to get in and carry away some heat, keeping you cool through the night.
  — Lindsay Boyers, Forbes, 23 June 2021
• The murky floodwaters carried away trash bins and vehicles.
  — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2024
• Before we get too carried away with the 2023 results, there is some evidence that the labor market is cooling down.
  — Jill Schlesinger, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2024
• Take it all in amid the city locals and let yourself be carried away by the energy and charm that is the floating city — with plenty of fantastic hotels to choose from.
  — Joyce Falcone, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2023
• On Wednesday morning, a small army of outreach workers helped people pack their stuff and carried away empty tents.
  — Jack Healy, New York Times, 10 May 2023
• My home was the Summit Lake Ranger Station, a log cabin built in 1927 and slowly being carried away by carpenter ants.
  — Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
• The survivor appeared to not be moving as he was being carried away on a stretcher, KTLA reports.
  — Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024
• Palestinians carried away the injured and dead on blankets and mattresses in the densely packed Jabalya refugee camp.
  — Susannah George, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2023
• Be wary of getting carried away with your feelings and indulging in overly flowery language or overwrought metaphors.
  — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 16 June 2024
• And getting carried away only shows hockey, playoff hockey, is still alive and screaming on Trumbull Street.
  — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 13 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 17 Aug 2024