sweep out
Example Sentences
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And in the brain, they sweep out cerebrospinal fluid to remove waste.
From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2024
Once you have removed the old crumbling mortar, the next step is to use a brush to sweep out the deep joints to get rid of all dust and loose grit.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 15, 2022
The new Domestic and Sexual Offences Unit - or Daso unit - represents an attempt to sweep out the dark corners of a force with a trust problem.
From BBC • Oct. 12, 2022
The real issue, Schrap says, is just that the shipping companies won’t take their empty containers back: “The ocean carriers need to come sweep out the empties.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2021
While the fire catches, I sweep out the snow that has accumulated under the empty windows, using a twig broom my father made me when I was about eight and I played house here.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
