How to Use carry-on in a Sentence

carry-on

1 of 2 noun
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  • Know what’s in your bags: Know what can and cannot go in a carry-on bag.
    — Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 28 June 2023
  • So that’s my meet-cute with the sweetest carry-on on Earth.
    — Dan Bova, wsj.com, 5 Oct. 2023
  • These earplugs come with a clip-on carry case to attach to your carry-on bag, purse, or keys.
    — Karthika Gupta, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Apr. 2024
  • But a regular-sized carry-on (up to 22 pounds) costs $45 each way.
    — Scott McMurren, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Roughly the size of a carry-on suitcase, the instrument is a labyrinth of wires and metal.
    — Carmen Drahl, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 May 2023
  • The carry-on is available in black, silver, pink, light blue, navy, and burgundy.
    — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 31 Dec. 2023
  • Some passengers cut the line to secure space for their carry-on bag in the overhead bin.
    — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 16 Sep. 2023
  • Anything bigger, like a carry-on bag with wheels, needed to be checked for a $35 fee.
    — CBS News, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Make no mistake: This summer is the summer of the carry-on luggage.
    — Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 6 July 2023
  • For someone who always checks her bag, the thought of downsizing to a carry-on is the stuff of nightmares.
    — Sherry Kuehl, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2024
  • The travel brand breaks down their luggage picks by carry-on and checked bags and offers a wide range of colors.
    — Ellen McAlpine, menshealth.com, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Samsonite fans will love the brand’s hardside carry-on that’s now almost half off.
    — Brittany Vanderbill, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2023
  • Tell Dad to pack up and get out (to vacation) with one of these carry-on suitcases.
    — WIRED, 13 June 2023
  • Leave enough room in your carry-on for loads of pickups from les pharmacies Française.
    — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Time will tell just how many more pink outfit changes and Barbie-style props Margot has packed in that carry-on of hers.
    — Emma Spedding, Vogue, 28 June 2023
  • Well, wake up: the dream is a reality with this carry-on backpack from Matein.
    — David Moses, Travel + Leisure, 23 Mar. 2024
  • This year-round shoe staple is equally sensible and stylish, and isn't too bulky or heavy to pack in your carry-on.
    — Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2024
  • The safe is offered in four colors and is small enough to fit into a handbag, car, or carry-on, as well as in a drawer.
    — Jack Byram, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Sep. 2023
  • The checked piece is considerably lightweight at only 7.9 pounds, and the carry-on is 7 pounds.
    — Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 11 July 2023
  • Each person can only bring one suitcase weighing up to 35 pounds and one carry-on item up to 22 pounds.
    — Alex Sundby, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Harry Potter wand: Yes, in either a carry-on or checked bag.
    — Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 7 Aug. 2023
  • In 1970, my mom came to the U.S. from Ecuador on a tourist visa while pregnant with me, her invisible carry-on luggage.
    — Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 5 Mar. 2024
  • Plus, a smaller holdall like this is much more versatile: Use it as a weekender, as your carry-on, or as a gym bag.
    — Chadner Navarro, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Dec. 2023
  • The 20-inch carry-on spinner comes in red or black, with Mickey heads embossed into the outer shell.
    — Valerie Marino, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2023
  • The sick passenger was asked to find a change of clothes in her carry-on bag while the rest of the cabin managed their secondhand queasiness.
    — Natalie B. Compton, Andrea Sachs and Heidi Pérez-Moreno, The Washington Post, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Sep. 2023
  • In our testing, the XC40 held 23 carry-on suitcases with its rear seats folded.
    — Drew Dorian, Car and Driver, 5 May 2023
  • These items are not allowed in passenger carry-on bags.
    — Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Apr. 2023
  • Their carry-ons are always topped by a beachy straw bag; this year, the crowd has an obvious preference for Loewe x Paula’s Ibiza totes.
    — Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 29 June 2023
  • But we’re obsessed with her choice of carry-on bag, in particular.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Plus, the carry-on bag is made with a durable polyester material that will remain in good shape despite the normal wear and tear of travel.
    — Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2023
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carry on

2 of 2 verb
  • Back to the action, Fenwick carries on the pitch, down to the 11.
    — Nick Daschel | Ndaschel@oregonian.com, oregonlive, 3 Sep. 2023
  • The party carried on until the wee hours of the morning.
    — Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2023
  • You were allowed a few pounds of things to carry on your back and that was it.
    — Livia Paccariè, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Mar. 2024
  • In the YouTube video, Keys, 43, smoothly sings the first notes and carries on without a hitch.
    — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 14 Feb. 2024
  • But first, Wallen will spend much of 2024 carrying on with the One Night at a Time tour.
    — Melinda Newman, Billboard, 6 Dec. 2023
  • When the stranger strolls away, hand-in-hand with her own daughter, he’s forced to draw his coat tighter and carry on.
    — Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 19 Feb. 2023
  • Pinned beneath the beast, the bloody young officer heaves himself to his feet and carries on with the siege.
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 15 Nov. 2023
  • In the end, the clearest path forward was to ‘keep calm and carry on’ with a rate rise of 0.25 percentage points.
    — Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023
  • The races in that series will be carried on the CW network starting in 2025.
    — Greg Engle, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Even amid all the difficult news over the past few months, the royals are carrying on.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2024
  • Score the fun summer purse you’re bound to carry on repeat in 34 colors while it’s marked down.
    — Claire Harmeyer, Peoplemag, 12 July 2023
  • They can't be carried on because they could be used as weapons, according to the TSA.
    — Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Given its design, we have been informed that the TSA may not allow the medals to be carried on flights.
    — Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2024
  • At first glance, the Melt looks like a beefed up fountain pen that must join you in your carry on bag for that weekend getaway.
    — Laura Delarato, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Aug. 2023
  • However, in the time since the height of the pandemic, the debate about the virtues and future of remote work as the new normal carries on.
    — Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The rest of the band carried on a few more years with a different frontman, Micah Aills, but by 2006 had hung it up for good.
    — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2023
  • None of our local economies are positioned to be able to carry on such a mission.
    — CBS News, 31 Dec. 2023
  • In the aftermath of Jim Morrison’s death in 1971, the surviving members of the Doors tried all sorts of ways to carry on.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2023
  • Kevin arranged the strap of his laptop bag more comfortably on his shoulder, then carried on along the road.
    — Thomas Korsgaard, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Each day of the week has its own portable, pocket-size case that can be removed from the box and carried on its own for day trips or hikes.
    — Meaghan Kenny, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2023
  • In the short term, both sides say business at Simon & Schuster will carry on as usual.
    — Dan Sinykin, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2023
  • The rest of the 2 1/2-hour session then carried on largely without incident.
    — Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 15 Aug. 2023
  • That applied to a process of ending a country, whereas the U.K. would seek to carry on with its remaining parts.
    — Kieran Williams, The Conversation, 10 Jan. 2023
  • So, while hundreds of suspects may now carry on about their daily lives across the United States, a flood of arrests may still be on the way.
    — Will Carless, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2023
  • This practice of adorning oneself with beads carried on through time.
    — Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 29 Feb. 2024
  • The Royals will lose just two seniors, as well, and looks to carry on the momentum from this season.
    — Lewis Bagley, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Feb. 2023
  • Now Hershey is gone, and Phoenix has carried on the tradition.
    — Brent Frazee, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2024
  • People who’ve devoted decades to the cause are wondering how, or even whether, to carry on.
    — Tim Busch, National Review, 14 Nov. 2023
  • His and Sedgwick's passion has also been carried on to their daughter Sosie, 31, and son Travis, 34.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Passengers started to carry on more bags to avoid paying a fee or wait to pick up bags at their arrival.
    — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 16 Sep. 2023

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