Example Sentences

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At 15 his first job was sweeping up at Opryland USA, a park known for live shows and rides like the Wabash Cannonball, a roller coaster named for a train song.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

With scant information given by the various sides, back at the Intercontinental, vehicle registration plates gave away that the US delegation was sweeping in, straight from the Iran talks.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

Ben Stokes was sweeping and reverse-sweeping at every opportunity, Carse overturned being given lbw to Sajid to hit the same bowler for back-to-back straight sixes.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2024

The #MeToo movement was sweeping through society on Feb. 1, 2018, when Ms. Siegle met with the Guardian’s managing editor, Jan Thompson, to report her experiences with Mr. Cohen.

From New York Times • May 30, 2023

“I think Mom scared him. She was sweeping the hall, and she caught him peeing on the couch. So she chased him with the broom, and I haven’t seen him since.”

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass