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sweep
noun as in range, extent
noun as in movement
verb as in brush off, away
Example Sentences
With that, a crowd that was anticipating a sweep in the early innings of Wednesday’s game filed toward the exits — trudging away with the Dodgers still leading this series, but having lost all the momentum.
That prompted Judge Karin Immergut to issue a more sweeping temporary order Sunday evening blocking the deployment of National Guard troops from any other state to Oregon.
These were the troubling findings of a sweeping report that examined the performance of L.A.
The Insurrection Act gives the president sweeping emergency power to deploy military forces within the United States if the president deems it is needed to quell civil unrest.
He also said that it was time for Congress to consider more sweeping changes to the country’s health care system.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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