sweeps

American  

[sweeps] / swips /

noun

(used with a singular or plural verb)

1. Slang. sweep.

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Example Sentences

Historic flooding sweeps through Washington state after a storm, prompting tens of thousands to evacuate.

From The Wall Street Journal

Forecasters are warning of likely flooding and dangers from fast flowing water as a prolonged period of heavy rain sweeps across Scotland.

From BBC

In sweeps Flora Poste, a distant cousin who surveys the dismal scene “with her fur jacket drawn close round her throat against the chill air.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Not in grand, cinematic sweeps but in the quiet, accumulating ways that make you realize you’ve rooted more deeply than you intended.

From Salon

He scanned the street for law enforcement vehicles and hit refresh on a crowdsourced map that showed recent immigration sweeps.

From Los Angeles Times