carry away
verb
carried away; carrying away; carries away
1
: to arouse to a high and often excessive degree of emotion or enthusiasm
The girl was carried away by her pity.—
Winston Churchill
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the beauty of the music carried him away
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Nix got carried away in the fourth, launching the ball deep down the field to Mims and was picked off by Ward.
—Ryan McFadden, The Denver Post, 2 Dec. 2024
Hot water improves blood flow, which can carry away waste products associated with exercise, Putrino said.
—Linda Carroll, NBC News, 23 Nov. 2024
In fact, on my camping trip, I got carried away splitting cedar for over an hour straight without feeling much fatigue.
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Monday night drivers got just a taste of Carpenter from the fans singing her songs as they were carried away in bicycle carriages.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American-Statesman, 29 Oct. 2024
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Ryan McFadden, The Denver Post, 2 Dec. 2024
Hot water improves blood flow, which can carry away waste products associated with exercise, Putrino said.
—Linda Carroll, NBC News, 23 Nov. 2024
In fact, on my camping trip, I got carried away splitting cedar for over an hour straight without feeling much fatigue.
—Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 20 Nov. 2024
Monday night drivers got just a taste of Carpenter from the fans singing her songs as they were carried away in bicycle carriages.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American-Statesman, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Carry away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carry%20away. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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