Example Sentences

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Carrying credit-card debt remains historically expensive; APRs have been north of 20% since the fourth quarter of 2022, increasing from less than 16% in the first quarter of 2021.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

It turned into a full-time band that has released five studio albums and five EPs in the years since, with songs including “Human Carrying Capacity,” “Become a Machine” and “Call My Name.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Carrying her "home" with her gave Angela a sense of control she had never had before.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026

Carrying two steaming cappuccinos from a popular American coffee chain on Thursday, Niels Berthelsen took the time to stop despite the icy cold winds whipping the streets of Nuuk, the Greenlandic capital.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

Carrying it, he returned to the row in which he had been picking.

From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty