sweep

Example Sentences

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Dust storms and spinning dust devils sweep across the surface, continually reshaping the landscape and driving processes that scientists are only beginning to fully understand.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

"It was a clean sweep with respect to liability against both Google and Meta," case attorney Jayne Conroy told the BBC after the verdict.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Think ahead: If you miss 2026’s eclipse, on August 2, 2027, another eclipse will sweep across North Africa and is said to be the century’s best, with the longest-lasting totality over land until 2114.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 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

“Third,” the sphinx said, louder, and its wings opened for just one moment, a great sweep of feather and threat, and the air shook, “because it is a way of attracting food.”

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell