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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Many have now drawn comparisons between that era and what Mahomes has started doing with the Chiefs, but the quarterback is not getting carried away with the hype.
    Ben Church, CNN, 7 Feb. 2024
  • After five minutes, Fairchild was seen on body camera video again, this time helping a crowd carry away a barrier removed from the front of the police line, the complaint said.
    orlandosentinel.com, 27 Aug. 2021
  • This sweat carries away toxins from your body, including any lingering traces of delta-8 THC.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 25 July 2023
  • Piles of debris, cars, and in some cases, people, were carried away by fast-racing floodwaters, after heavy rains last week.
    Joe Snell, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Visitors can carry away samples of the gardens’ plants, in return for a small donation — all on the honor system.
    Katie Rice, orlandosentinel.com, 9 Aug. 2021

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