sweeping

Example Sentences

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Forest Service, which recently underwent a sweeping structural overhaul.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Still, hundreds of families sat out under mild, cloudy skies, picnicking amid sweeping views of the snow-capped Alborz mountains -- a postcard scene at odds with a city under regular attack.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

A broad malaise is sweeping office life at American companies, which appear to be in a race to find inefficiencies and cut costs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The difference between a sweeping ruling on constitutional grounds versus a more tailored opinion on statutory grounds is a critical one, legal experts said.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

After they had wandered off, I improvised a broom from dried stems and tidied up, sweeping away the embers.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo