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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Ships were stranded for lack of horse-drawn wagons to carry away their cargo.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
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
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
A foot of rushing water can carry away a car.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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