carried on
Example Sentences
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He said one woman who ran the donkey rides in Llandudno carried on into her mid-90s, but he has no intention of emulating her.
From BBC • May 16, 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
“So you just go back to America,” Conor carried on, “and go back to your other family and we’ll be fine here without you. Because this is going to work.”
From "A Monster Calls" by Patrick Ness
