get carried away

Example Sentences

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Zachary James returns as both Amenhotep III, Akhnaten’s father, and the engaging narrator who occasionally threatens to get carried away.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

“Underlying demand remains muted, and investors should not get carried away with 2026 earnings recovery,” the analysts write.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

"We need to continue like this but not get carried away and keep our feet on the ground."

From Barron's • Dec. 29, 2025

"The benefits are you can access work that's been set if the computers are all full, but the drawbacks are you can get carried away and just start scrolling," she said.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2025

Some of them would get carried away with this.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood