carry on

Example Sentences

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"I'd love to carry on but it all depends on your health. I spend three to four hours a day looking after them."

From BBC • May 16, 2026

You should still be able to speak in short sentences, but you should not be able to sing or carry on a continuous conversation comfortably.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

The boneheaded prediction is a sports hack’s loyal companion, and the reliable move is to ignore it, carry on, hope we all get mad about some other nonsense and forget it happened.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

"I think there’s now a responsibility on the cabinet to talk to Keir and to recognise, as they obviously are picking up on the doorstep, that this can’t carry on forever," he told BBC Radio.

From Barron's • May 9, 2026

“I certainly wouldn’t have let one of mine yell and carry on like that.”

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt