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
Winston ChurchillExamples of carry away in a Sentence
the beauty of the music carried him away
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So this season, let yourself be carried away by nostalgia.
—Paulina Berges, Glamour, 19 July 2025
This carries away angular momentum and causes the two stellar bodies to move closer together.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 18 July 2025
While earth sign parents are considered grounded—sometimes to a fault—air signs tend to get carried away easily.
—Kara Nesvig, Parents, 15 July 2025
Of course, there are other sources of market return other than multiple expansion of no-earnings companies, but this dynamic is still emblematic of a market that is starting to get carried away with itself.
—New York Times, 11 July 2025
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Paulina Berges, Glamour, 19 July 2025
This carries away angular momentum and causes the two stellar bodies to move closer together.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 18 July 2025
While earth sign parents are considered grounded—sometimes to a fault—air signs tend to get carried away easily.
—Kara Nesvig, Parents, 15 July 2025
Of course, there are other sources of market return other than multiple expansion of no-earnings companies, but this dynamic is still emblematic of a market that is starting to get carried away with itself.
—New York Times, 11 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for carry away
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“Carry away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carry%20away. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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