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 echoes from Phil Little Thunder’s drum were carried off by the wind. Tim Madigan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024 Using disguises and fake passports to carry off his latest hit, the cold-blooded Jackal (Redmayne) sparks a massive police operation across Europe to find him. Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2024 So much, that a Rams season that was on the ropes was carried off on the team’s collective shoulders. Jay Paris, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024 Ter Stegen fell badly after jumping for a ball just before halftime and was visibly in pain as he was carried off the pitch on a stretcher. Reuters, 23 Sep. 2024 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 22 Nov. 2024.

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