sweep
verb (used with object)
to move or remove (dust, dirt, etc.) with or as if with a broom, brush, or the like.
will be sweeping
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future progressiveof sweep.future progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that will be taking place in the future.
Example Sentences
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If Ryan Gosling wins best actor, then La La Land really will be sweeping everything before it.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2017
I assure you, that no one will be sweeping the Reds this time around.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 4, 2012
“To renew the ministry, there will be sweeping personnel changes,” Kaieda said.
From BusinessWeek ● Aug. 4, 2011
By September, they will be sweeping like beneficent locusts across North Dakota into Manitoba.
From Time Magazine Archive
Its effect in reordering people’s relation to the work they do and their understanding of the place of economic activity in their lives will be sweeping.
From The Prosperity of Humankind by Baha'i International Community
