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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"There is to be no hesitation," he said in a social media post, adding that US mine "sweepers" are clearing the strait "right now".
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
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
His secondary stuff was electric, a mix of sliders and sweepers and curveballs and splitters that kept the Phillies off balance and able to make only benign contact.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2025
From street sweepers to hoteliers to government clerks, thousands of Germans now went ardently to work to make sure that, come August, the world would see Germany’s best face.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
