sweep
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Instead, she hopes that the romance and fantasy will work on their own merit to sweep readers off their feet, conveying just how great it can feel to get lost in a great book.
From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026
Brown has been designing these situations since long before he had the Knicks dreaming of a Finals sweep.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
"But Korea had the courage to look what it had done straight in the eye" while "Denmark prefers to sweep everything under the rug," he said.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
For an absorbing set and a half there was very little between the pair, until Osaka ran out of gas and Sabalenka was able to sweep to victory.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
I sweep my thumb across the silver wrapper.
From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day
Vocabulary lists containing sweep
"The Vietnam Wars" by Tod Olson
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