- present tense form of sweep (3rd person singular).
sweeps
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Afterwards England cleverly countered the slow surface with sweeps and reverse sweeps, scoring 49% of their runs behind square.
From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026
The iconic winding road from the painting’s title twists and sweeps through hills of blue, purple and pink.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026
In another pending case about police sweeps of cellphone location data, lawyers debated whether warrants requiring Google to share information were akin to how British customs officers harassed colonists before the American Revolution.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
One of only two clean sweeps in the entire collection of awards, nobody could have challenged Michael Skubala for League One's best boss.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
Osei sweeps her hand around the commotion, giving us a face that says, See?
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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