- plural of sweeping.
sweepings
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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It’s peanut sweepings, as Homer Simpson would say.
From Washington Post • Sep. 20, 2022
But sweepings demands for a more equitable society were left for later.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2020
“The paper of ‘A sketch of the viscera,’ c.1515–16, contains fragments of wood chips, hair, wool and insect parts, possibly sweepings from the mill floor,” explains the Royal Collection, in its statement.
From Fox News • Jan. 29, 2019
It was like mild Ovaltine mixed with floor sweepings.
From New York Times • May 25, 2017
Twisting the wet cloth around the mass of sweepings, Ranofer cast about for some way to change the subject.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
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