How to Use carryout in a Sentence

carryout

1 of 2 noun
  • She works in a Chinese carryout.
  • In fact, the restaurant was so busy that the staff had to stop carryout orders just to catch up.
    Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2022
  • Or is there a response that doesn’t deflate my guest, but gets the point across that my home isn’t a carryout restaurant?
    Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Last day to order is Dec. 22 for carryout through Dec. 28.
    Baltimore Sun Staff, baltimoresun.com, 22 Dec. 2021
  • The company, which has more than 6,400 stores in the U.S., has always had a strong carryout business.
    Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2022
  • The exception is Lent when there is carryout each week.
    Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2024
  • But how that breaks down is telling: Delivery is up more than 5% while carryout is down 3%.
    Laura Reiley, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Dec. 2022
  • Before the shutdown, the restaurant had earned about 30 percent of its sales from carryout.
    Tim Carman, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2022
  • The past two years have made carryout meals feel like less of an occasional indulgence and more of a way of life.
    Christina Tkacik, baltimoresun.com, 21 Jan. 2022
  • The take-out-only event will offer four carryout menu options from which guests can choose.
    Sue Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 30 Sep. 2021
  • Firewood was available for $12 a bundle, along with food and drinks for carryout.
    Marc Bona, cleveland, 25 Oct. 2021
  • The chain, known for Detroit-style pizza, will open the Canton spot as carryout only.
    Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 26 May 2023
  • Yet, feelings run deep against the practice of tipping for carryout.
    Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2022
  • Players from the Detroit Tigers would walk into a tiny kitchen and receive their food on a paper plate or in a carryout box.
    Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 8 Apr. 2023
  • But how that breaks down is telling: Delivery is up more than 5 percent while carryout is down 3.
    Laura Reiley, Washington Post, 26 Dec. 2022
  • The new Pappas Center will also have a carryout seafood shop for locals who want to buy crabcakes, soups and more.
    Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The regular menu is still available; all meals are available for dine-in or carryout.
    cleveland, 31 Jan. 2022
  • The pre-order deadline for carryout dinners is April 5, with pickup from 2 to 4 p.m. April 8.
    Elaine Rewolinski, Journal Sentinel, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Available for dine-in or carryout during the fall season.
    Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 31 Aug. 2022
  • The hot cocktails are also available for carryout so can warm up after your trip home.
    Samantha Nelson, chicagotribune.com, 16 Feb. 2022
  • Food is mostly ordered online and prepared for carryout, but the site has a few tables along the front windows.
    Journal Sentinel, 16 Sep. 2022
  • Some, but not all, restaurants offer the deal for carryout as well as dining in, while others include the option of drinks or flights.
    Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2023
  • All three beers will be available in cans during the residency and in carryout four-packs.
    Josh Noel, chicagotribune.com, 26 Jan. 2022
  • The regular menu is also available for dine-in and carryout.
    Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 6 Nov. 2021
  • Others say carryouts in Washington, D.C., created it, a sort of spicy riff on sweet-and-sour sauce.
    Tim Carman, Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Last year, owners Rosemary Liss and Will Mester pivoted to a carryout bottle and sandwich shop, and kept it that way.
    Christina Tkacik, baltimoresun.com, 17 Nov. 2021
  • Domino’s is making changes to its carryout deals in response to higher labor and food costs.
    Heather Haddon, WSJ, 30 Jan. 2022
  • The restaurant is open for carryout and delivery 3:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday to Sunday.
    Elaine Rewolinski, Journal Sentinel, 28 Nov. 2022
  • The restaurant is still doing a brisk carryout business, even as on-premise diners continue to pack the restaurant every night of the week.
    Christina Tkacik, baltimoresun.com, 29 June 2021
  • The specials are available Dec. 15-22 for dine-in, carryout and delivery.
    Samantha Nelson, Chicago Tribune, 13 Dec. 2022
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carry out

2 of 2 verb
  • The Ponzi scheme was among a number of scams Hill carried out prior to the show.
    Jason Green, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024
  • And with two side handles, the box is a breeze to pull out of storage and carry out of the basement.
    Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 4 Jan. 2024
  • The Beys also said a review of Lamb’s case could still be carried out by the panel.
    Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2024
  • This process is carried out before the piece is listed and at no charge to the purchaser.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2024
  • Several mass shootings have been carried out in Texas since the one in Uvalde.
    Justine McDaniel, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2023
  • In the case of Gaza, the equation is complicated by the hostage-taking carried out by Hamas and its allies.
    Steve Coll, The New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Ultimately, Smith argued, the blame lay on Ethan, who planned and carried out the attack on his own.
    Thaddeus Hoffmeister, The Conversation, 6 Feb. 2024
  • And there are racist policies that Israel has been carrying out.
    Nbc Universal, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2023
  • Video footage shows clinic staff carrying out large garbage bins.
    Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2024
  • The heist was carried out by a man identified as Nils M, who was convicted in 2021 and sentenced to eight years in prison for the painting theft.
    María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2023
  • At least 46 Americans have been injured in the more than 40 strikes carried out by Iran’s proxies in recent weeks.
    The Editors, National Review, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Then there’s the matter of a skills gap between workers who do and don’t know how to use A.I. to carry out their basic job functions today.
    Jane Thier, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Concerns over inflation have reached new heights in the two decades since Gallup began carrying out the survey.
    Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 3 May 2024
  • They are trained to carry out fare inspections and assist customers.
    Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2024
  • As rescue operations began, other troops carried out a search of the boat, which had a crew of about a dozen, the official said.
    Alex Horton, Washington Post, 16 Jan. 2024
  • In order to get the ball rolling, patent searches need to be carried out to ensure that your invention does not infringe on someone else’s patent.
    Jon Stojan, Journal Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Critics said such an order was impossible to carry out on short notice in the middle of a war zone.
    Joshua Berlinger, CNN, 15 Oct. 2023
  • The day prosecutors say Genco planned to carry out his plan fell on the anniversary of Rodger’s attack.
    Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 29 Feb. 2024
  • At the same time, work is being carried out to prepare the thermal power industry for winter.
    John Bacon, USA TODAY, 25 July 2023
  • Later came the migrants' bodies carried out on stretchers, wrapped in foil blankets.
    CBS News, 29 Mar. 2023
  • The past year has seen a surge in attacks carried out by Jewish settlers in the West Bank on Palestinian villages and property.
    Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 7 July 2023
  • Created to carry out water rescues, these dogs weighed more than 100 pounds.
    Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 5 Oct. 2023
  • During the ordeal, one woman had to be carried out, according to the detective.
    Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 19 Apr. 2024
  • John Forrest Parker and Smith were paid $1,000 each by a middleman on Sennett’s behalf to carry out the murder.
    Ann E. Marimow, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2024
  • The military, in turn, denied the accusation saying in a statement Sunday that its air force didn’t carry out any airstrikes in the city that day.
    Samy Magdy, BostonGlobe.com, 9 July 2023
  • The groups have called for doctors who provide abortions to have a patient see the fetus and then hear its heartbeat before the procedure is carried out.
    Kate Brady, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2024
  • To obtain tickets for the show, music fans can sign up to carry out an action on either the Global Citizen app or the org’s www.globalcitizen.org website.
    Thania Garcia, Variety, 12 Sep. 2023
  • The same ship, in 2021, had a hole blown through its hull by a possible mine explosion in an attack suspected to have been carried out by Israel.
    Greg Wehner, Fox News, 5 Feb. 2024
  • The releases on both sides were set to be carried out in daily installments of some 10 to 12 Israelis and three times that number of Palestinians.
    Neri Zilber, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Then there are the other defendants, whom those at the top allegedly relied on to help carry out various plots.
    Sue Halpern, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2023

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