clean sweep
Example Sentences
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England surrendered this series with defeats in the first three Tests, yet managed to avoid the 5-0 clean sweep with victory at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
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The Ashes were decided after only three Tests and England have avoided the indignity of a 5-0 clean sweep.
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At the end of the 2002-03 Ashes, England arrived in Sydney 4-0 down and staring at a clean sweep.
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The MCG has form for pitch problems in Tests where England have avoided an Ashes clean sweep.
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Australia had already retained the Ashes by winning the first three Tests, though this defeat denies them the opportunity of a 5-0 clean sweep.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
