sweep

Example Sentences

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As Storm Dave clears away eastwards early on Easter Sunday, colder air will sweep across the country.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Then, as the OpenClaw craze began to sweep Silicon Valley, and beyond, the idea popped into his head that he could build an “AI version of an engineer.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

He would keep an eye on the space after hours and sweep up around the area when it needed it.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 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

Rupa bent to sweep the floor in tidy arcs, lifting the longer sari draped across the room and ducking under it to reach the far corners of the one-room hut.

From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins