swept
Example Sentences
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No team since the 1923 New York Yankees has been swept by a postseason opponent one year and beaten that same opponent the next October, and those Yankees had Babe Ruth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
The impacts were severe for some homes on the Long Beach Peninsula, as the storm swept away a portion of the historic boardwalk and damaged multiple houses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
Dramatic photos and video footage showed homes along the city's peninsula teetering precariously, while its historic boardwalk was partially swept away.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
Binod Parajuli, a meteorologist who works with the Nepalese government, said: "Our hydrological station was swept away and we are not getting any data from that location."
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
The furniture was old, and the paint was faded and dirty in places, but the compound was swept, and the house was neat on the inside.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
