sweep
verb (used with object)
to move or remove (dust, dirt, etc.) with or as if with a broom, brush, or the like.
have swept
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present perfectof sweep.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Saint-Denis Mayor Bally Bagayoko joined the front lines of student protests that have swept French schools this month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Harbaugh’s teams have swept the Raiders each of the past two seasons.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
The tornado that transported Dorothy Gale from dusty Kansas to vibrant Oz might have swept up the village idiot instead.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
Several French departments have recently been ravaged by wildfires during a series of unusual and prolonged heatwaves that have swept across Europe this summer.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
The rebels have swept in through the empty streets, the abandoned barracks.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
