as in to transport
to fill with overwhelming emotion (as wonder or delight)
the beauty of the music carried him away
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Recent Examples of carry away
So consult your physician, ask lots of questions, and don’t get carried away.
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Melinda Fulmer, Robb Report, 14 Jan. 2025
Pereira’s career history suggests this will either go very well or very badly and, while this was the most perfect of starts, Wolves shouldn’t get carried away just yet because the mitigation here is that Leicester played on Sunday like, well, Wolves have played for most of 2024-25.
—Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
But don’t get carried away—keyword stuffing isn’t the answer.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
He can get carried away trying to do too much: stickhandling into trouble, shooting into shin pads, forcing shots from bad spots on the ice or trying to be too cute.
—Scott Wheeler, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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Melinda Fulmer, Robb Report, 14 Jan. 2025
Pereira’s career history suggests this will either go very well or very badly and, while this was the most perfect of starts, Wolves shouldn’t get carried away just yet because the mitigation here is that Leicester played on Sunday like, well, Wolves have played for most of 2024-25.
—Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
But don’t get carried away—keyword stuffing isn’t the answer.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
He can get carried away trying to do too much: stickhandling into trouble, shooting into shin pads, forcing shots from bad spots on the ice or trying to be too cute.
—Scott Wheeler, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for carry away
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carry away
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One river trader, who typically transported his bananas by boat, told Nolte that he was forced to carry them overland in 104-degree heat.—
Alex Cuadros,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2025
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Trattoria Norina Nestled in a centuries-old building along a narrow alleyway, Norina offers a quintessential trattoria experience that transports diners back in time.—
Carissa & Dino Tozzi,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Feb. 2025
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Eventually Faithfull found an interest in performing in plays and, entranced by Buddy Holly and Joan Baez and Simone de Beauvoir, folk music, and arty café intellectualism as well.—
Bill Wyman,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2025
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Missoni’s elegant knits have kept me entranced for over 20 years.—
Cora Harrington,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2025
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But the good cop/bad cop act didn’t entirely satisfy her fanbase.—
Althea Legaspi,
Rolling Stone,
9 Feb. 2025
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What does revoking Biden's security clearance accomplish other than satisfy a petty grievance of a childish man?—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 2025
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Men's Royal Rumble There are very few times that an ending shocks and delights me in pro wrestling.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
2 Feb. 2025
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Following Stone’s opening, British model, actress and singer Suki Waterhouse took the stage, delighting the fundraiser’s audience with a handful of her songs.—
Emily Cegielski,
Flow Space,
31 Jan. 2025
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Côté’s doc provides a portrait of a man battling to find inner peace one Insta reel at a time by pleasing dominatrices.—
Georg Szalai,
The Hollywood Reporter,
10 Feb. 2025
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The result is a classic, pleasing palette with a hint of color.—
Abby Wolner,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Feb. 2025
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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
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Yet Mendes mostly sees a cheap, useful instrument in Deakins—a shortcut to rapture.—
A.A. Dowd,
Chron,
8 Dec. 2022
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The video catches the trio of stars enjoying tomahawk steaks at SF’s Miller & Lux while rapping over a quintessential Bay Area beat.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
6 Feb. 2025
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That included two major categories that aren’t usually too kind to rap: Record of the Year and Song of the Year.—
Anna Gaca,
Pitchfork,
3 Feb. 2025
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