sweepy
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of sweepy
Example Sentences
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“Then the breaking ball gets sweepy, the fastball is inconsistent.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2022
The police filmed all this, using sweepy drone shots and a little Bollywood magic.
From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2020
"Rushing onwards with a sweepy sway;" �n. vii.:
From Select Poems of Thomas Gray by Carruthers, Robert
The day was still grey, with sweepy rain-clouds on the sea—gruesome, objectionable.
From The Lost Girl by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)
The river's opening breast some upward plied, And some came gliding down the sweepy tide.
From The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem by Camões, Luís de
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