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

"If you look back at the last five games we've played, they are still three-two up against us, so we won't get carried away with the result, but the beer tastes a little better."

From Barron's • Nov. 22, 2025

“It’s easy to get carried away with a few negative anecdotes.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025

"Football is about creating special memories and today we all go home happy - but we are not in a position to get carried away."

From BBC • Oct. 19, 2025

The children, whose tendency to get carried away was exceeded only by their eagerness to please, looked crestfallen.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood