swept

Example Sentences

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Swept up at the age of 6 in the national intoxication with truth-telling, young Misha devoured glasnost’s flagship weekly, Ogonyok.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

Piper previously said the scale of the 2014 installation, named Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red, could never be repeated, but that he came to learn "smaller installations could still carry great emotional power".

From BBC • May 6, 2025

Swept an Eastern Canada road trip to Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal for only the second time in Avalanche history to move within three points of lead in Central Division they once trailed by 14.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 17, 2023

Swept up by the intrigue and fueled by insatiable around-the-clock interest on Twitter and other online platforms, amateur sleuths have been busy.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2022

Swept up in his mother’s arms, Louie smiled.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand