sweep up
Example Sentences
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As overlapping food-safety concerns continue to sweep up restaurant chains this summer, Sweetgreen on Thursday became the latest to put numbers on the impact.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
The competition poses a challenge for quant firms, which have sought to sweep up the next generation of math whizzes to retain the trading edge that has made them a force in finance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
He would keep an eye on the space after hours and sweep up around the area when it needed it.
From Slate ● Mar. 25, 2026
Since Carrie has been married — been there, done that — one would think she wouldn’t be in a hurry to sweep up some other dude’s thickened toenail clippings.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2025
Would she come in and work on her hats, or would Grandpa drop her off at his house so she could sweep up some and cook his supper?
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
