- plural of sweeping.
sweepings
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But sweepings demands for a more equitable society were left for later.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2020
“The paper of ‘A sketch of the viscera,’ c.1515–16, contains fragments of wood chips, hair, wool and insect parts, possibly sweepings from the mill floor,” explains the Royal Collection, in its statement.
From Fox News ● Jan. 29, 2019
It was like mild Ovaltine mixed with floor sweepings.
From New York Times ● May 25, 2017
He has filled his head with the sweepings of others’ observations and energetically blinded himself to anything that might confound his preconceptions.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 2, 2015
He had poured that slim little ingot, now lying yonder in the courtyard beside the drawplate, from just such sweepings as this.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
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