carry off
Example Sentences
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In 2021, Wayne Pivac's side rode their luck and took their chances, benefiting from refereeing calls and opponents' indiscipline, to carry off the crown against the odds.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2025
Differentiated instruction — in which a teacher tailors lessons to varying student needs — sounds good but is difficult to carry off in a large class.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2024
As anyone who has witnessed an ant carry off food from a picnic knows, insects are far stronger than their puny size suggests.
From Science Daily • Sep. 19, 2023
I grew preoccupied with the possibility that the police might barge into the bureau one day and carry off my computers and papers.
From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2022
A hawk that could carry off a sheep.
From "A Monster Calls" by Patrick Ness
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