carried away
IdiomsExample Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
"A key finding from this research is that about 10 per cent of the energy released as matter falls in towards the black hole is carried away by the jets," Dr. Prabu said.
From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026
But it’s worth bearing in mind his words before getting carried away with the relief rally.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
Yet Hall will not be getting carried away.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
“Expect risk to get bought for a bit, but don’t get too carried away with this,” ING’s Padhraic Garvey and Benjamin Schroeder said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026
That was in Tennessee, when they waited to be carried away from the dangerous escapade with Ridgeway.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
