sweep
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Instead, she hopes that the romance and fantasy will work on their own merit to sweep readers off their feet, conveying just how great it can feel to get lost in a great book.
From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026
But rain was on the way, which would sweep massive amounts of sediment from the denuded hillsides into the water.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Brown has been designing these situations since long before he had the Knicks dreaming of a Finals sweep.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
"But Korea had the courage to look what it had done straight in the eye" while "Denmark prefers to sweep everything under the rug," he said.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
Its walls were barely visible for the sweep of red roses that climbed up its sides.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
Vocabulary lists containing sweep
"The Vietnam Wars" by Tod Olson
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