How to Use carry in a Sentence
- The wind carried the smoke away from the campsite.
- Oil is carried to the factory through these pipes.
- I'll carry your luggage to your room.
- We installed gutters that will carry water away from the house.
- The waitress carried away our empty dinner plates.
- He was carrying his baby daughter in his arms.
- For two months, I carried the book around with me everywhere I went.
- These planes can carry up to 300 passengers.
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The charges carry up to decades in prison.
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Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2026
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Don’t want to carry around your stuff?
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Sacbee.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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So carry your phone with you at all times.
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Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
15 Jan. 2026
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Doc carries a small pair of pruners in his coat pocket.
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Charles Elliott,
Outdoor Life,
2 Apr. 2026
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Each language carries its own map of the world.
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Ross Benjamin,
The Atlantic,
10 Nov. 2025
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This sling purse is the perfect bag to carry these days.
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Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Feb. 2026
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Cats can now be taken in even when carried.
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Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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That's one more red zone carry than Barkley has logged.
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Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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Focus on one idea and carry it through.
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Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Apr. 2026
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Only about one-third of adults still carry cash.
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Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Apr. 2026
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Don't forget to carry around a binder too.
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Emma Kershaw,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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Some fans carry it with them always.
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John Beifuss,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
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Number one carries a child (four) slinged against her breast.
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Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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The slide catches, carries, and briefly buries him.
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Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
13 Jan. 2026
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Emotions don't carry you very far.
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Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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But that, too, carries strategic risk.
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Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
26 Feb. 2026
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This team will now only go as far as its offense can carry them.
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Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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Steve Gates carried a dark secret for more than two decades.
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Tim Uehlinger,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
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There are a select few who carry the sleepers on their backs.
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Stan Son,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Wing’s drones are built to carry goods up to five pounds and can travel six miles each way.
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Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
13 Jan. 2026
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Even his shirt carried meaning.
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Greg Wehner , Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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That carries a punishment of up to five years in prison and a fine.
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Hannah Fingerhut,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
- He averaged four yards per carry this season.
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No one had a carry for more than six yards.
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Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Gear up for spring with these sleek carry-alls now.
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Clara McMahon,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
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Goes for 6 yards on his first carry.
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Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
4 Jan. 2026
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Williams added 16 yards on four carries.
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John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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But Saquon Barkley had eight carries.
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Michael Salfino,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Nick Chubb added 14 yards on four carries.
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Jonathan M. Alexander,
Houston Chronicle,
29 Jan. 2026
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Corbin wound up with 66 yards on 15 carries.
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Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Mar. 2026
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Lyle started and had five carries for 11 yards.
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Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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Enough with under 4 yards per carry.
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Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
8 Mar. 2026
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Akers didn’t record a carry but did get to see the field on special teams.
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Sam Warren,
Houston Chronicle,
8 Feb. 2026
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Lance added 69 rushing yards on nine carries.
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Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
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Brown rushed for 110 yards on 18 carries.
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Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Many of the salads are also carry-overs.
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Kansas City Star,
3 Mar. 2026
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Purdy had two carries for 21 yards.
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Michael Nowels,
Mercury News,
4 Jan. 2026
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Florida is now an open-carry state.
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Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
11 Oct. 2025
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And that was the only carry by a running back that produced a first down.
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Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
25 Aug. 2025
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The bag can carry up to three pairs of shoes and includes a carry handle.
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Kristin Braswell,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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But Goppy is called for a carry after the free throws.
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American-Statesman Staff,
Austin American Statesman,
7 Mar. 2026
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Akers has not logged a carry as a Seahawk.
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Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
19 Jan. 2026
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Roll them right back up into their compact carry bag to take them with you anywhere.
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Meaghan Kenny,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Feb. 2023
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And the Titans are giving up the fifth-most yards per carry.
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Gladys Louise Tyler,
Forbes.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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This Nix beamed at teammates after a first-down carry.
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Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
12 Oct. 2025
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Also, sometimes the lure of carry is the shortest way to hell.
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Vineer Bhansali,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Chop Robinson set the edge on a carry by Wright that went for no gain.
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Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
2 June 2026
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Taylor had 17 yards on his next six carries before the break.
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The Indianapolis Star,
1 Jan. 2024
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The goal is to pare down your far-too-bulky wallet size for a more comfortable carry.
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Mike Richard,
Men's Health,
25 Feb. 2023
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Harris gained 28 yards on six carries before he was hurt.
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Elliott Teaford,
Oc Register,
22 Sep. 2025
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That will be judged based on the defense’s yards per carry average.
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Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
2 July 2026
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Jeff Brown ran for 161 yards with 17 carries.
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Michael Huntley,
Oc Register,
6 Sep. 2025
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