carry off
verb
carried off; carrying off; carries off
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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Smaller dogs can be carried off a trail, but larger dogs may have to walk out on their own.
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Caleb Lunetta, Mercury News, 27 May 2025
The players, new heroes, were carried off shoulder-high.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
The same Tatum that repeatedly got off the ground through his first eight NBA seasons now needed to be carried off on the shoulders of his training staff.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 13 May 2025
After racking up 42 points, eight rebounds, four assists, four steals and two blocks, Tatum suffered a non-contact lower leg injury late in the fourth quarter and had to be carried off the court by Celtics staffers.
—Zack Cox, Sun Sentinel, 13 May 2025
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Caleb Lunetta, Mercury News, 27 May 2025
The players, new heroes, were carried off shoulder-high.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
The same Tatum that repeatedly got off the ground through his first eight NBA seasons now needed to be carried off on the shoulders of his training staff.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 13 May 2025
After racking up 42 points, eight rebounds, four assists, four steals and two blocks, Tatum suffered a non-contact lower leg injury late in the fourth quarter and had to be carried off the court by Celtics staffers.
—Zack Cox, Sun Sentinel, 13 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for carry off
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“Carry off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carry%20off. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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