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
But at last I got it done, and Rowley stood up with rather a red face from tacking the sweepy, lacey thing that had come undone.
From The Girls and I A Veracious History by Molesworth, Mrs.
"The branches bend beneath their sweepy sway," etc.
From Select Poems of Thomas Gray by Carruthers, Robert
"Rushing onwards with a sweepy sway;" �n. vii.:
From Select Poems of Thomas Gray by Carruthers, Robert
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