swept
Americanverb
adjective
verb
Other Word Forms
- unswept adjective
Etymology
Origin of swept
First recorded in 1550–60, for the adjective
Example Sentences
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To many Americans, the viral image of a child swept up in an enforcement dragnet is horrifying.
From Salon
In 17 months as party chief, the 68-year-old has swept aside rivals and centralised authority in an aggressive reform drive officials describe as a "revolution".
From Barron's
Elsewhere on North Island, the search has resumed for a missing man who had been swept away into Mahurangi River, north of Auckland, on Wednesday.
From BBC
As immigration officers have swept through cities, demonstrators, observers and bystanders have also been arrested, many on charges of allegedly impeding law enforcement.
The downside is that we can sometimes get so swept up in other people’s drama, anger or fear that we lose sight of where others end and we begin.
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