sweep

sweep
01. Be careful; I have to [sweep] the kitchen floor because I just broke a wine glass in there.
02. The New York Yankees [swept] the 2000 World Series of baseball 4 games to 1.
03. Garbage littering the streets of the city is cleaned up early every morning by a fleet of street [sweepers].
04. A tourist was [swept] into the ocean by a huge wave at Long Beach.
05. The wind [swept] the leaves into a pile against the wall.
06. Somebody needs to [sweep] the hall; it's full of sand from the beach.
07. She [swept] her long black hair off her face in a single, graceful motion.
08. Claude Bristol observed that it's the constant and determined effort that breaks down all resistance, [sweeps] away all obstacles.
09. He has a part-time job [sweeping] up hair at a barber shop.
10. It took the janitor over an hour to [sweep] up the gymnasium after the school fair.
11. Every spring, a wave of flowers [sweeps] across Japan, from Okinawa to the very tip of distant Hokkaido.
12. In December 1978, a large Vietnamese army [swept] into Cambodia, and overthrew the regime of Pol Pot.
13. The paintings of Eugène Delacroix are characterized by broad [sweeps] of color and lively patterns.
14. The lack of mountains in Denmark means that winds blowing in from the sea can quickly [sweep] across the entire country.
15. In May 1968, protests and riots by students and workers in Paris led to [sweeping] social and political reforms in France.
16. In 1624, terrible fires [swept] through Oslo, Norway, and the town had to be entirely rebuilt.
17. A Dutch proverb advises that you should [sweep] in front of your own door before you look after your neighbor's.
18. New Zealand's Labor Party [swept] to power with a huge majority in November of 1972.
19. According to biologists, squirrels don't like to head straight for anything. For safety, they may run past, and [sweep] around from the side.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • Sweep — Sweep, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Swept}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sweeping}.] [OE. swepen; akin to AS. sw[=a]pan. See {Swoop}, v. i.] 1. To pass a broom across (a surface) so as to remove loose dirt, dust, etc.; to brush, or rub over, with a broom for the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • sweep — Sweep, n. 1. The act of sweeping. [1913 Webster] 2. The compass or range of a stroke; as, a long sweep. [1913 Webster] 3. The compass of any turning body or of any motion; as, the sweep of a door; the sweep of the eye. [1913 Webster] 4. The… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • sweep — [swēp] vt. swept, sweeping [ME swepen, akin to (or ? altered <) OE swapan: see SWOOP] 1. to clear or clean (a surface, room, etc.) as by brushing with a broom 2. to remove or clear away (dirt, debris, etc.) as with a broom or brushing movement …   English World dictionary

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  • sweep — (v.) c.1300, perhaps from a past tense form of M.E. swope sweep, from O.E. swapan to sweep (transitive & intransitive); see SWOOP (Cf. swoop). The noun meaning range, extent is attested from 1679; in ref. to police or military actions, it is… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Sweep — Sweep, v. i. 1. To clean rooms, yards, etc., or to clear away dust, dirt, litter, etc., with a broom, brush, or the like. [1913 Webster] 2. To brush swiftly over the surface of anything; to pass with switness and force, as if brushing the surface …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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