sweeper
noun
a person or thing that sweeps.
sweepers
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pluralof sweeper.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Batters across MLB put up a dismal .210 batting average against splitters last season, compared with .224 against sliders and sweepers and .225 against curveballs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
"Why do you have to meet with your team to find out whether or not you send some mine sweepers?" he added about British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
From Barron's ● Mar. 16, 2026
"The numbers we put up, I don't think people would expect them," adds Bobby Lammie, who is credited alongside McMillan as having changed the physicality expected of sweepers.
From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2026
Since then, the franchise has churned out top pitching prospect after top pitching prospect, many of whom throw devastating sweepers and change-ups.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2025
They represented shopkeepers, street sweepers, a factory owner, a canal bargeman—all people who had realized during Father’s illness what he meant to them.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
