swept up
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And in times like these, it can be easy to get swept up in what might be rational or irrational exuberance.
At Boston University, Bell was "swept up" by the excitement engendered by the many scientists and inventors residing in the city.
As the Indo-European (Aryan) people descended from the north and the Semites swept up from the Arabian desert, they carried with them a male dominated mythology with a warrior god whose symbol was the thunder.
Blumenthal writes with a strong, clear and engaging tone, and I found myself swept up in the back story of Roe.
A black wave swept up over the Citadel wall and splashed over us.
In addition to the non-citizen Issei (prohibited from naturalization as members of an "unassimilable" race), over two-thirds of those swept up were American-born citizens.