carry away
Example Sentences
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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
Later four men arrived to carry away the bags.
From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2024
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
She did not mind very much when Pa laughed at her for being such a greedy little girl that she took more than she could carry away.
From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder
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