How to Use carry-on in a Sentence

carry-on

1 of 3 noun
  • Know what’s in your bags: Know what can and cannot go in a carry-on bag.
    Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 28 June 2023
  • So that’s my meet-cute with the sweetest carry-on on Earth.
    Dan Bova, wsj.com, 5 Oct. 2023
  • These earplugs come with a clip-on carry case to attach to your carry-on bag, purse, or keys.
    Karthika Gupta, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Apr. 2024
  • But a regular-sized carry-on (up to 22 pounds) costs $45 each way.
    Scott McMurren, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Roughly the size of a carry-on suitcase, the instrument is a labyrinth of wires and metal.
    Carmen Drahl, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 May 2023
  • The carry-on is available in black, silver, pink, light blue, navy, and burgundy.
    Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 31 Dec. 2023
  • Some passengers cut the line to secure space for their carry-on bag in the overhead bin.
    Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 16 Sep. 2023
  • Anything bigger, like a carry-on bag with wheels, needed to be checked for a $35 fee.
    CBS News, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Make no mistake: This summer is the summer of the carry-on luggage.
    Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 6 July 2023
  • For someone who always checks her bag, the thought of downsizing to a carry-on is the stuff of nightmares.
    Sherry Kuehl, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2024
  • The travel brand breaks down their luggage picks by carry-on and checked bags and offers a wide range of colors.
    Ellen McAlpine, menshealth.com, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Samsonite fans will love the brand’s hardside carry-on that’s now almost half off.
    Brittany Vanderbill, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2023
  • Tell Dad to pack up and get out (to vacation) with one of these carry-on suitcases.
    WIRED, 13 June 2023
  • Leave enough room in your carry-on for loads of pickups from les pharmacies Française.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Time will tell just how many more pink outfit changes and Barbie-style props Margot has packed in that carry-on of hers.
    Emma Spedding, Vogue, 28 June 2023
  • Well, wake up: the dream is a reality with this carry-on backpack from Matein.
    David Moses, Travel + Leisure, 23 Mar. 2024
  • This year-round shoe staple is equally sensible and stylish, and isn't too bulky or heavy to pack in your carry-on.
    Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2024
  • The safe is offered in four colors and is small enough to fit into a handbag, car, or carry-on, as well as in a drawer.
    Jack Byram, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Sep. 2023
  • The checked piece is considerably lightweight at only 7.9 pounds, and the carry-on is 7 pounds.
    Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 11 July 2023
  • Each person can only bring one suitcase weighing up to 35 pounds and one carry-on item up to 22 pounds.
    Alex Sundby, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Harry Potter wand: Yes, in either a carry-on or checked bag.
    Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 7 Aug. 2023
  • In 1970, my mom came to the U.S. from Ecuador on a tourist visa while pregnant with me, her invisible carry-on luggage.
    Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 5 Mar. 2024
  • Plus, a smaller holdall like this is much more versatile: Use it as a weekender, as your carry-on, or as a gym bag.
    Chadner Navarro, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Dec. 2023
  • The 20-inch carry-on spinner comes in red or black, with Mickey heads embossed into the outer shell.
    Valerie Marino, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2023
  • The sick passenger was asked to find a change of clothes in her carry-on bag while the rest of the cabin managed their secondhand queasiness.
    Natalie B. Compton, Andrea Sachs and Heidi Pérez-Moreno, The Washington Post, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Sep. 2023
  • In our testing, the XC40 held 23 carry-on suitcases with its rear seats folded.
    Drew Dorian, Car and Driver, 5 May 2023
  • These items are not allowed in passenger carry-on bags.
    Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Apr. 2023
  • Their carry-ons are always topped by a beachy straw bag; this year, the crowd has an obvious preference for Loewe x Paula’s Ibiza totes.
    Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 29 June 2023
  • Mack hid her wedding dress in her handheld garment bag and Selleck flew in with only a carry-on to avoid suspicion.
    Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 7 May 2024
  • But the briefcase is too wide to satisfy the carry-on requirements at most airlines, regardless.
    Brandon Widder, The Verge, 3 May 2024
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carry-on

2 of 3 adjective
  • There's no shortage of passenger space in the front and rear seats, and its cargo area is big enough to hold 11 carry-on suitcases behind the back row.
    Drew Dorian, Car and Driver, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Below, six products that were on my packing list for Panama City, starting with my trusty carry-on.
    Shannon McMahon, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Nearly 4,000 Amazon shoppers have given the luggage set (which includes a large, medium, and carry-on bag) a five-star rating.
    Claire Harmeyer, Peoplemag, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Airlines tack these extras onto your ticket purchase to cover things like a seat assignment or a carry-on bag.
    Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2023
  • This one from Muji is inexpensive and compact, freeing up my carry-on for another pair of loafers.
    Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Seat assignments, carry-on bags and other options cost extra.
    Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Best Amazon Luggage Deals Amazon’s top deals on luggage this month include steals on both individual pieces and sets, for carry-on, weekender, and checked bags.
    Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 21 Feb. 2023
  • There's no shortage of passenger space in the front and rear seats, and its cargo area is big enough to hold 11 carry-on suitcases behind the back row.
    Drew Dorian, Car and Driver, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Below, six products that were on my packing list for Panama City, starting with my trusty carry-on.
    Shannon McMahon, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Nearly 4,000 Amazon shoppers have given the luggage set (which includes a large, medium, and carry-on bag) a five-star rating.
    Claire Harmeyer, Peoplemag, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Airlines tack these extras onto your ticket purchase to cover things like a seat assignment or a carry-on bag.
    Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2023
  • This one from Muji is inexpensive and compact, freeing up my carry-on for another pair of loafers.
    Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Seat assignments, carry-on bags and other options cost extra.
    Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Best Amazon Luggage Deals Amazon’s top deals on luggage this month include steals on both individual pieces and sets, for carry-on, weekender, and checked bags.
    Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 21 Feb. 2023
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carry on

3 of 3 verb
  • The next day the wedding carried on with about half the guest list and no power – lit by more than 100 candles.
    Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The second element needed for the bull run to carry on is a successful soft landing.
    Fred Imbert, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Back to the action, Fenwick carries on the pitch, down to the 11.
    Nick Daschel | Ndaschel@oregonian.com, oregonlive, 3 Sep. 2023
  • The party carried on until the wee hours of the morning.
    Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2023
  • When you're done, rinse and carry on with the rest of your routine.
    Annie Burdick, Peoplemag, 3 Sep. 2022
  • Until then, the queue will carry on through the day, night, warmth, cold, and rain.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 16 Sep. 2022
  • You were allowed a few pounds of things to carry on your back and that was it.
    Livia Paccariè, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Mar. 2024
  • In the YouTube video, Keys, 43, smoothly sings the first notes and carries on without a hitch.
    Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 14 Feb. 2024
  • But even with the tamed blaze still smoldering, Hilton and the team carried on with the shoot.
    Katie Bain, Billboard, 6 Sep. 2024
  • But first, Wallen will spend much of 2024 carrying on with the One Night at a Time tour.
    Melinda Newman, Billboard, 6 Dec. 2023
  • And the top handle can be carried on your arm or on a suitcase.
    Nicol Natale, Peoplemag, 26 Apr. 2024
  • When the stranger strolls away, hand-in-hand with her own daughter, he’s forced to draw his coat tighter and carry on.
    Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 19 Feb. 2023
  • The instruction carries on from there: how to read the water, how to choose a fly, how to set a hook.
    Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
  • This is the novel’s cure for white despair over the loss of whiteness: Keep calm and carry on.
    Namwali Serpell, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2022
  • The push-and-pull on offense will carry on throughout the season.
    Jonas Shaffer, Baltimore Sun, 22 Sep. 2022
  • Pinned beneath the beast, the bloody young officer heaves himself to his feet and carries on with the siege.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 15 Nov. 2023
  • Even then, some of the dogs don’t die, and the butchers simply carry on, horror-movie style.
    Liza Lentini, SPIN, 16 June 2022
  • In the end, the clearest path forward was to ‘keep calm and carry on’ with a rate rise of 0.25 percentage points.
    Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023
  • This response pushed me to carry on with even more passion, aware of how much work is yet to be done.
    Francesca Marani, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2022
  • The races in that series will be carried on the CW network starting in 2025.
    Greg Engle, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Even amid all the difficult news over the past few months, the royals are carrying on.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2024
  • New models are supposed to carry on the legacy of the ones that came before.
    WIRED, 16 Sep. 2022
  • Score the fun summer purse you’re bound to carry on repeat in 34 colors while it’s marked down.
    Claire Harmeyer, Peoplemag, 12 July 2023
  • They can't be carried on because they could be used as weapons, according to the TSA.
    Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Before the day was over, the amp blew up, and soon the group followed suit, with Michael and Ridgeley agreeing to carry on alone.
    Todd Gold, Peoplemag, 25 June 2024
  • Given its design, we have been informed that the TSA may not allow the medals to be carried on flights.
    Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2024
  • The Body Lotion Moisturize that skin and carry on with your life.
    Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 May 2022
  • Still, a person doesn’t have to be standing in that field to feel the heat, the moisture will carry on the wind and can blanket a region.
    Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Aug. 2022
  • At first glance, the Melt looks like a beefed up fountain pen that must join you in your carry on bag for that weekend getaway.
    Laura Delarato, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Aug. 2023
  • In over his head: Jake carries on a secret affair with the mistress of a sadistic Yakuza crime boss.
    Hugh Hart, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024

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