Example Sentences

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Genevieve told them she had scarlet fever - which had been sweeping the area - and said she had to get out of the village.

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2023

A largely pro-Argentina crowd, waving flags and scarfs and beating drums behind both goals, had been sweeping Messi and his team along at the 44,000-seat Stadium 974 and they didn’t stop after the penalty.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 30, 2022

When they started constructing the quilt, the omicron variant had been sweeping across the D.C. region.

From Washington Post • Apr. 8, 2022

Moore denied harassing the neighbor and said he had been sweeping a flight of stairs leading to his apartment unit and throwing out the trash.

From Fox News • Nov. 2, 2021

And in the early hours of Tuesday morning, the favorable winds that had been sweeping the radioactive gases out to sea had shifted, carrying radioactive cesium inland.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland