carry off

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Recent Examples of carry off Passengers can typically choose to carry off their own luggage or leave it outside their cabin the night before disembarkation. Nathan Diller, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025 Watkins had to be carried off, unable to put any weight on her leg. Beth Harris, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025 Helene roared through the building’s lower level, carrying off freezers, the walk-in cooler, thousands of dollars worth of Christmas decorations, and even the walls. Hanna Raskin, Southern Living, 20 Mar. 2025 Ayden Heaven’s promising seven days in the starting line-up were cut short by a concerning injury that led to him being carried off on a stretcher in the 51st minute. Carl Anka, The Athletic, 17 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for carry off
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carry off
Verb
  • The gangs have resumed kidnappings, while burning hospitals and destroying schools.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Eventually, the artwork was destroyed.
    Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Anyone who doesn’t fulfill those traits won’t qualify for further examination.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Any individuals who do fulfill those three traits are then assessed by a list of factors, including self-admission, criminal conduct and communications.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Renee Moore worked near the building and relied on its daycare for her 6-month-old son Antonio Cooper Jr., who was among those killed.
    Erin Jensen, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
  • One month later, their father, who was working as a captain for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, was killed.
    Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • But while most saw the moment as a liberating one for women, Horsell saw it as another instance of a female playing top-level sport without the necessary support to perform at her best.
    Asif Burhan, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
  • According to the family’s lawsuit, no medical or mental-health intake was performed at the jail, and McLemore, who was held in a windowless cell, began to fear food and water.
    Sarah Stillman, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Use logic and math to determine who slays the most orcs and rank them from greatest to least.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
  • To finally slay that demon and experience it with Elliot.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Evidence that authorities collected while executing the warrant was transferred back to Cumberland County.
    Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2025
  • The startup said the tool can interpret what’s on a computer screen, select buttons, enter text, navigate websites and execute tasks through any software and real-time internet browsing.
    Annie Palmer,Hayden Field, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Beyond its commercial success, the production has generated substantial cultural impact, sparking over 3.8 million social media mentions in the first quarter of 2025 and achieving an 84% Net Sentiment Rate – the highest in its category.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Apr. 2025
  • However, his words were meaningful because Tiger knows how hard the now 5-time major winner has worked to achieve this goal.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Here’s hoping these two titans of the game meet one more time in the postseason before they’re done.
    Josh Yohe, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2025
  • But another South Florida spot did: Itamae Ao, a Nikkei-style Peruvian-Japanese spot in Miami, earned its first Michelin star.
    Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025

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“Carry off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carry%20off. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

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