14 example sentences using carry.
Carry used in a sentence
Carry in a sentence as a noun
Apply, hope you get in, but if you don't, carry on.
He doesn't carry stuff with him, but uses money to access what he needs.
These are little belt packs you carry around while wired-up and that record your ECG for 24-48 hours at a time.
I remember helping him carry his tools down the back steps and load them into the trunk of his Ford Galaxie 500.
You used to have to negotiate with carriers in each country to get them to carry your application.
When I arrived, both officers denied saying I was required to carry ID when I asked the captain about the law.
Of course the captain confirmed that I was not required to carry ID, but at that point it didn't really matter anyway.
Carry in a sentence as a verb
But he admitted that he did not "carry such information in my mind since it is readily available in books.
If my eBook were in a format devoid of DRM & I could back it up by saving it in Droppbox or my external hard drive, then your argument would carry some weight.
Consider the vast majority of fowl who carry the virus asymptomatically.
The fact that technology now \nallows an individual to carry such information in his hand \ndoes not make the information any less worthy of the\nprotection for which the Founders fought.
Interestingly, the intensity of emotion seemed to carry over into subsequent discussions, including one about women in the Python community.
Based on a single implementation, Oracle would bypass this entire patent scheme and claim ownership over any and all ways to carry out methods for 95 years without any vetting by the Copyright Office of the type required for patents.
But here in the USA, once you factor the need to carry back all the stuff we buy at Costco, you can see how the extra capacity of a carrier battle group would actually save you trips and, in the long run, be more efficient than a smaller vehicle.
Carry definitions
the act of carrying something
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body; "You must carry your camping gear"; "carry the suitcases to the car"; "This train is carrying nuclear waste"; "These pipes carry waste water into the river"
See also: transport
have with oneself; have on one's person; "She always takes an umbrella"; "I always carry money"; "She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains"
transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat"
serve as a means for expressing something; "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot of anger"
bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of; "His efforts carried the entire project"; "How many credits is this student carrying?"; "We carry a very large mortgage"
support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright"
contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"
extend to a certain degree; "carry too far"; "She carries her ideas to the extreme"
continue or extend; "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces"
See also: extend
be necessarily associated with or result in or involve; "This crime carries a penalty of five years in prison"
win in an election; "The senator carried his home state"
include, as on a list; "How many people are carried on the payroll?"
behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"
include as the content; broadcast or publicize; "We ran the ad three times"; "This paper carries a restaurant review"; "All major networks carried the press conference"
propel, "Carry the ball"; "dribble the ball"
See also: dribble
pass on a communication; "The news was carried to every village in the province"
have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence; "This new washer carries a two year guarantee"; "The loan carries a high interest rate"; "this undertaking carries many dangers"; "She carries her mother's genes"; "These bonds carry warrants"; "The restaurant carries an unusual name"
be conveyed over a certain distance; "Her voice carries very well in this big opera house"
keep up with financial support; "The Federal Government carried the province for many years"
have or possess something abstract; "I carry her image in my mind's eye"; "I will carry the secret to my grave"; "I carry these thoughts in the back of my head"; "I carry a lot of life insurance"
be equipped with (a mast or sail); "This boat can only carry a small sail"
win approval or support for; "Carry all before one"; "His speech did not sway the voters"
compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance; "I resent having to carry her all the time"
take further or advance; "carry a cause"
have on the surface or on the skin; "carry scars"
capture after a fight; "The troops carried the town after a brief fight"
transfer (entries) from one account book to another
See also: post
transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next column or unit's place before or after, in addition or multiplication; "put down 5 and carry 2"
pursue a line of scent or be a bearer; "the dog was taught to fetch and carry"
bear (a crop); "this land does not carry olives"
propel or give impetus to; "The sudden gust of air propelled the ball to the other side of the fence"
drink alcohol without showing ill effects; "He can hold his liquor"; "he had drunk more than he could carry"
See also: hold
be able to feed; "This land will carry ten cows to the acre"
have a certain range; "This rifle carries for 3,000 feet"
cover a certain distance or advance beyond; "The drive carried to the green"
secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions); "The motion carried easily"
be successful in; "She lost the game but carried the match"
sing or play against other voices or parts; "He cannot carry a tune"