carry back

Example Sentences

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It was the kind of conversation they’d carry back to their living room.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2020

Saul will now hope his scoring run with Spain will carry back over to Atletico when it hosts Eibar on Saturday.

From Washington Times • Sep. 13, 2018

We returned to Washington without our luggage or the signed contract, though we did carry back a memorable souvenir: amoebic dysentery.

From Washington Post • Nov. 1, 2017

When the whistle blew, the kids ran toward the pile of bats and could grab as many as they could carry back to the stands. 

From Seattle Times • Jun. 24, 2014

I look hard at everything, and blink, as if my two eyes were a Brownie camera taking photographs to carry back.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver