carry off
Example Sentences
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A powerful carry off the back of the scrum from England number eight Alex Matthews helped set up Muir to barge her way over to quickly respond in an action-packed opening 10 minutes.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 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
Election experts say that measures implemented over the years make it extremely unlikely that a malicious insider could carry off a hack that alters votes to throw an election.
From Washington Post ● May 28, 2022
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 troop of boys arrived to carry off the bowls.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
