have been sweeping
- present perfect progressive of sweep.
Example Sentences
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Protests have been sweeping Iran since the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in September.
From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2022
In recent days Vizcarra described Peru’s justice system as having “collapsed” and expressed his support for anti-corruption demonstrations that have been sweeping the country.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 11, 2018
Just follow #MeToo to understand that organizations large and small have been sweeping such behavior under the rug and blaming the victims for decades.
From New York Times ● Nov. 29, 2017
The rhetoric may have been sweeping, the scheduling startlingly ad hoc and the pace unusually hectic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2017
No. 3 column should by this time have been sweeping out towards Hill Q along the whole ridge of the mountain, but it was nowhere to be seen.
From The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) by Parrott, James Edward
