swept
Example Sentences
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The wagon sank like a brick and the horse was swept away.
From Literature
Quickly, quickly, Sadako tried with all her strength to fold the paper before she was swept into darkness.
From Literature
As the second hand swept up to make 11:30 on the dot, a hooded figure stepped from the mist.
From Literature
A man in his 60s died in the southeast on Wednesday after being swept away by the current while attempting to drive across a flooded area.
From Barron's
The selloff in software-as-a-service stocks also swept up several AI giants Wednesday, weighing down their shares.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
