sweep

Example Sentences

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As Storm Dave clears away eastwards early on Easter Sunday, colder air will sweep across the country.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

AI agents could be deployed to buy protective puts should oil spike, hedging against potential stock losses, and automatically sweep customers’ cash into higher-yielding assets, like bonds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 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

Ohira was seven for 12 in the Braves’ three-game sweep of JSerra.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

Every few minutes a worker came by with a broom to sweep away the sweat and the granite dust we had created.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman