carried on

Example Sentences

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Those games primarily come out of the regional Sunday afternoon games carried on Fox and CBS.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Ruhi Cenet was surprised when cruise-ship life carried on as usual aboard the MV Hondius, even after the captain announced the first passenger's death.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

In later life, Ms. Wheeler writes, Morris dressed like “a Walmart version of the Queen” and carried on writing books when “she had little left to say.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

The party carried on and on, everybody with a story to tell, everybody euphoric that the older members of the squad would now have their crowning glory of playing in a World Cup.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

“So you just go back to America,” Conor carried on, “and go back to your other family and we’ll be fine here without you. Because this is going to work.”

From "A Monster Calls" by Patrick Ness