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carney

[ kahr-nee ]

/ ˈkɑr ni /

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noun, adjective plural car·neys,

a variant of carny.

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Words nearby carney

Carnegie Hall, Carnegie unit, carnelian, carneous, carnet, carney, Carnic Alps, carniferous, carnification, carnify, Carniola

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Example sentences from the Web for carney

Well, Senator,” Carney returned fire, “I think we have to agree to disagree on this.
John McCain Roughs Up Jay Carney During His CNN Primetime Debut|Lloyd Grove|September 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And McCain had every reason to be happy that he had put Carney (and, by extension, he doubtless hoped, Obama) on the defensive.
John McCain Roughs Up Jay Carney During His CNN Primetime Debut|Lloyd Grove|September 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Jay Carney may have been hoping for a smooth debut as CNN's 'senior political commentator.'
John McCain Roughs Up Jay Carney During His CNN Primetime Debut|Lloyd Grove|September 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Again, Mr. Carney, you are again saying facts that are patently false,” McCain replied.
John McCain Roughs Up Jay Carney During His CNN Primetime Debut|Lloyd Grove|September 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Bea Arthur, Diahann Carroll, Art Carney, and Harvey Korman round out the main cast.
The Cult of Boba Fett: The ‘Star Wars’ Bounty Hunter’s Spin-Off|Rich Goldstein|June 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Elvira Carney, hanging towels across the back fence, saw her coming and went toward the gate to meet her.
A Girl Of The Limberlost|Gene Stratton Porter
On going back again to the wards, I am glad to find that Carney's wife has come in the evening train.
Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 118, August, 1887|Various
Poor Teddy fled out of the lee door, and up into the main rigging just as Carney burst in.
The Log of a Sea-Waif|Frank T. Bullen
Fifty yards down the street Carney dumped his burden into a deep puddle, and with a ringing cry of defiance sped away.
Bulldog Carney|W. A. Fraser
Carney cut down the bush-road that wound its sinuous way to the river flat, some two hundred feet below the town level.
Bulldog Carney|W. A. Fraser

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