swept

Example Sentences

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Swept up at the age of 6 in the national intoxication with truth-telling, young Misha devoured glasnost’s flagship weekly, Ogonyok.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

Swept with neon-dyed fauxhawks, snapbacks, Real 3D Glasses with the lenses poked out and a hyphy-adjacent soundtrack to match, L.A was alive.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

Swept in three games at Oakland in the final regular-season series of 2012, the Rangers finished one game behind Oakland after leading the division all but six games that year.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 24, 2023

Swept Up Mr. Kenyatta and Dr. Miller jumped the broom into married life, after a kiss onstage to mark the official start of their union.

From New York Times • Mar. 4, 2022

Swept up in his mother’s arms, Louie smiled.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand