carrying on
Example Sentences
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Who do you see as a younger musician carrying on what you guys do?
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026
"I feel like some are still carrying on despite everything, like me. I was in the salon when a loud explosion went off, and no-one even flinched," she says.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
For Hamawy’s part, he said he’s running with the hopes of carrying on the work that Watson Coleman has been doing in Congress up to this point.
From Salon • Feb. 9, 2026
The dancing and carrying on by the secondary characters mostly feels like filler.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026
The ideal tool is a roving vehicle carrying on advanced experiments, particularly in imaging, chemistry and biology.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
