carry away
Britishverb
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to remove forcefully
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(usually passive) to cause (a person) to lose self-control
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(usually passive) to delight or enrapture
he was carried away by the music
Example Sentences
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D’Arcy got an exclusive, 60-year concession to “exploit, develop, render suitable for trade, carry away and sell” Iran’s vast southern oil fields.
From Barron's ● Mar. 5, 2026
Later four men arrived to carry away the bags.
From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2024
Then they set out to measure whether there was any correlated change in the fluids that flow through the glymphatic system to carry away wastes.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 28, 2024
When they were done, the New York Herald reported, they left a mess of tools and goods they couldn’t carry away.
From Slate ● Dec. 28, 2023
Seeing that she was half-starved, I began bringing whatever food I could carry away from the Mess and leaving it for her.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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