carried away
Example Sentences
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In another, a limp man partly covered in a blanket was carried away in a stretcher.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
And now Antonelli has done exactly that, Wolff is already in the next phase - keeping him grounded and focused on the job, and not getting carried away with things.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
“Sometimes I get carried away, my wife says,” Woods said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
"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
“Let’s all calm down,” Lori said in the same voice she used when Mom and Dad got carried away, arguing.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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