How to Use sweep in a Sentence
- The limo swept up to the door.
- I need to sweep the kitchen.
- She swept the books off the desk.
- A storm swept across the plains.
- He swept the crumbs from the table.
- He swept the dirt off the driveway.
- He swept the curtains aside.
- Fires swept through the forest.
- Are you finished sweeping the porch?
- She proudly swept into the room.
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The roofline sweeps low and sleek.
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Sponsored Content,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2026
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Mines must be swept from the strait.
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Clay Chandler,
semafor.com,
19 June 2026
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Or sweep the debris off your front porch?
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Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
19 Oct. 2025
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We've been swept before this year.
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Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 2025
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Flames were seen sweeping through the house.
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Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Don't let this deal get swept under the rug!
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K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
26 June 2026
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The pool was quickly closed, drained and swept.
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Tara Lynch,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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The warm stream swept around our shoulders and over our backs.
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David Hanson,
Southern Living,
13 Sep. 2025
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His big splash swept most of the petals to the outside of the pool.
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Kimberlee Speakman,
Peoplemag,
3 Mar. 2024
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The marathon crowds had long since cleared, and cleanup crews had swept through the area.
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Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
23 Apr. 2026
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Paschal swept Cleburne to reach the area round.
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Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Oct. 2025
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Craig swept into the room and ordered a beer.
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Anna Russell,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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Don’t ever try to sweep it under the rug.
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Brynn Cooksey,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Her hair was swept back into a slick ponytail.
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Meg Walters,
InStyle,
4 Mar. 2026
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Ragtime swept people away and is still in their hearts.
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Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
20 May 2026
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The worst team in baseball is on the verge of sweeping them.
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Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2026
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Push or sweep the snow rather than lifting and throwing it.
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Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
23 Jan. 2026
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These vacuums swept us off our feet.
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Ella Field,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Mar. 2026
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And yeah, sweeping makes the rock go farther.
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Seth Doane,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Hail piled up across several cities as the storms swept through.
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Mike Augustyniak,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
- Mrs. Griswold has been a teacher for so long that the sweep of her influence extends across three generations of the townspeople.
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There’s been one sweep in the last nine years.
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Brad Schlossman,
Twin Cities,
16 Oct. 2025
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Yes, this could have been a Knicks sweep.
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Zach Harper,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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Sounds like a recipe for a Dodgers sweep, right?
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Ian Miller Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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Make sure screens and door sweeps are intact.
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Arricca Elin Sansone,
Southern Living,
24 Sep. 2025
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Cubs can’t avoid first three-game sweep of the season.
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Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Aug. 2025
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There’s been one back-to-back sweep in the last 30 yars.
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Brad Schlossman,
Twin Cities,
16 Oct. 2025
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Nail took Lopez down with a leg sweep and punched him in the nose.
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Cameron MacDonald,
Mercury News,
15 Oct. 2025
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Slider will have a little sweep to it.
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Mitch Light,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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One brings the sweep, the other the edit.
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Lela London,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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Adding door sweeps can also help close gaps at the threshold.
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Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
11 Mar. 2026
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Three series have been sweeps, and the other three have been six games.
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David Troy,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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Recording a sweep — at some point this summer — will help that cause.
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Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026
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Hundreds of eyes go wide, taking in the warm sweep of my navel, my hips.
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Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Vast sweeps of this flower bloom each spring on roadsides, banks, and fields.
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Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
26 Sep. 2023
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The Sox recorded their third sweep of the season.
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Lamond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2026
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Then in came some security guys and did a sweep and went out.
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Matt Thompson,
Spin,
31 Aug. 2023
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Then a check into a speed sweep to the opposite side.
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Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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The win snapped a four-game skid and helped the Giants avoid a three-game sweep.
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CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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There are very few series that have the potential to be sweeps.
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David Troy Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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And in my opinion, the suction power is a sweep above the lot.
—
Lily Gray,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Sep. 2025
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Before settling in for the season, give the floor a good sweep and wash.
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Abby Price,
Southern Living,
11 Mar. 2026
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In April, another large-scale sweep is planned.
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Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Use a long, gentle sweep for the most natural look.
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Neil Sperry,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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There has only been one sweep in the last nine two-game series between the teams.
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Brad Elliott Schlossman,
Twin Cities,
18 Oct. 2025
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If this happens, expect a near-sweep for the Daniels’ sci-fi saga.
—
Ben Flanagan | [email protected],
al,
10 Mar. 2023
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The bracket says a VGK sweep had to be a fluke.
—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
27 May 2026
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But after a sweep of the school and grounds, the sheriff’s office deemed it a hoax.
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Frank Witsil,
Detroit Free Press,
26 Feb. 2024
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Any sweep’s tough, but four games is pretty impressive.
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Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
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Texas scored all three runs in the fifth inning to complete a three-game series sweep.
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CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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