carried on

Example Sentences

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Shares carried on dropping after CEO Hock Tan said on an earnings call that major custom-chip client Google was likely diversify its supply chain.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Those games primarily come out of the regional Sunday afternoon games carried on Fox and CBS.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Ruhi Cenet was surprised when cruise-ship life carried on as usual aboard the MV Hondius, even after the captain announced the first passenger's death.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

In later life, Ms. Wheeler writes, Morris dressed like “a Walmart version of the Queen” and carried on writing books when “she had little left to say.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

The children carried on at full volume, a cacophony of shouting and taunting and weeping.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood