sweep up

Example Sentences

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The 23-year-old faced seven break points in the first set alone, allowing De Minaur to sweep up in 32 minutes.

From BBC • Sep. 1, 2025

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

It’s going to sweep up innocent people who are not gang members.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2025

Samar, still recovering from childbirth, and her surviving son soon joined a vast wave of displacement that would sweep up nearly all of Gaza’s more than 2 million people.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2025

Servants duck and dart around her, trying to sweep up her mess.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton