Refine this word faster
Carry on
"Carry on" in a Sentence (18 examples)
I’ll be gone for a few days, but I hope you will carry on in my absence.
to carry on commerce in a market
Carry on the good work.
It is difficult to carry on a conversation with so many distractions.
Around 1825, however, prior to the main shift, the major ports in Kwangtung and Fukien from which trade was carried on with Siam (see Maps 2, 3, 4) were (1) Canton and Chiang-men in the Cantonese emigrant area,[…]
Near-synonyms: keep on, hang in, hang on, keep on keeping on
keep calm and carry on
He carried on a long conversation with the dragoman in Turkish, the upshot of which was that he would give me a "buyuruldu" or special order to go to Sivas, and would provide an escort if the British Consul would send a written guarantee that I was a bona fide traveller.
The Schynige Platte Railway carries on its traffic with no more than four electric locomotives (with one steam locomotive in reserve).
In his favour, Beeching declared that he supported carrying on with the existing modernisation projects, but that the rest of the business needed root and branch reform.
Show 8 more sentences
Near-synonym: go on
He’s always carrying on about his stupid aquarium.
I really wish you wouldn't carry on like that in public!
I could hear some protestors hollering, but I wasn't close enough to make out what was happening. What were they carrying on about?
I thought he was my friend, but all the time he was carrying on with my wife!
You may only carry on items that are smaller than a certain size.
You may carry them on if they fit within the limits.
Will you be checking any bags, or just carrying on?
See also for "carry on"
Next best steps
Mini challenge
Unscramble this word: carryon