swept
Americanverb
adjective
verb
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of swept
First recorded in 1550–60, for the adjective
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 in three games at Oakland in the final regular-season series of 2012, the Rangers finished one game behind Oakland after leading the division all but six games that year.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 24, 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
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