swept
Example Sentences
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Lauded as an AI darling in 2025, its stock had a rough start to 2026 as it was swept up in the broader software selloff earlier this year.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
Nearly a quarter of the Spokane population was forced to evacuate the wildfires, which swept through the outskirts of the city over the weekend.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
They’ve been swept for two straight series, also dropping all three home games to the Red Sox last weekend.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
It swept through villages on the Gulf of Corinth including Porto Germeno, where scores of homes are believed to have been destroyed or damaged.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
She’s barely stepped in the door when she registers how different my room looks than it normally does: the swept floors and made bed, and the morning light now streaming in through the window.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
