clean sweep
Example Sentences
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Securing the clean sweep at a considerably younger age than Djokovic further adds to the Italian's accomplishment.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
All of the opening 14 matches in the tournament were won by the seeded player, with Vafaei's victory ensuring there cannot be a clean sweep.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
"It was a clean sweep with respect to liability against both Google and Meta," case attorney Jayne Conroy told the BBC after the verdict.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
Nvidia’s sales growth isn’t slowing soon, but round two of the AI hardware battle—the inference phase—might not be the clean sweep for Nvidia that round one was.
From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026
The deep ruts in the road were frozen and glazed with ice; the wind had a clean sweep across the prairies, a sweep that sometimes seemed about to carry Jethro before it.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
