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'carry' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'carry' with 20 example sentences.


carry noun

: the act of carrying something

carry verb

: move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

: have with oneself; have on one's person

: transmit or serve as the medium for transmission

: serve as a means for expressing something

: bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of

: support or hold in a certain manner

: contain or hold; have within

: extend to a certain degree

: continue or extend

: be necessarily associated with or result in or involve

: win in an election

: include, as on a list

: behave in a certain manner

: have on hand

: include as the content; broadcast or publicize

: propel

: pass on a communication

: have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence

: be conveyed over a certain distance

: keep up with financial support

: have or possess something abstract

: be equipped with (a mast or sail)

: win approval or support for

: compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance

: take further or advance

: have on the surface or on the skin

: capture after a fight

: transfer (entries) from one account book to another

: transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next column or unit's place before or after, in addition or multiplication

: pursue a line of scent or be a bearer

: bear (a crop)

: propel or give impetus to

: drink alcohol without showing ill effects

: be able to feed

: have a certain range

: cover a certain distance or advance beyond

: secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions)

: be successful in

: sing or play against other voices or parts

: be pregnant with


  • Why are you carrying a baseball bat?
  • I can't carry this suitcase. It's too heavy.
  • He carried her luggage to the train.
  • Do you think bus drivers carry guns?
  • The young girl carrying a flute seemed annoyed.
  • Could you carry this box into the living room?
  • We ran back and forth, carrying buckets of water.
  • Atlas is often depicted carrying the Earth on his shoulders.
  • He offered to carry my baggage.
  • Have you already carried the boxes up to the attic?
  • She was carrying the baby on her back.
  • Malaria is a disease that mosquitoes carry.
  • Are you carrying a lot of money?
  • She always carries a book with her.
  • I saw him carrying books.
  • The wind carries seeds for great distances.
  • She was carrying a basket full of flowers.
  • I am determined to carry out this plan.
  • Don't carry too much baggage when you travel.
  • It's against the law to carry weapons.
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