sweep out
phrasal verb
swept out; sweeping out; sweeps out
1
: to remove dust, dirt, etc., from (something) by using a broom or brush
Please sweep out the room when you're done working.
2
: to push, carry, or lift (someone or something) with great force
The debris was swept out to sea by the tide.
Examples of sweep out in a Sentence
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Longtime Fort Worth area Republican state lawmakers were swept out of office Tuesday by a slate of challengers who questioned the incumbents’ conservative credentials.
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Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 May 2024
The stretch, which dates to mid-May 2022, is the longest in MLB since World War II, although Baltimore was swept out of the postseason in October.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2024
The only other pantheon-level player besides Curry to never get swept out of the postseason is Bill Russell.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 5 May 2024
The scaffolding was erected against a building, but was swept out by the wind around 2 p.m., forcing emergency responders to divert traffic and pedestrians away from area.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2024
Kevin Durant, Beal’s teammate, has now been swept out of the first round twice in the past three years.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 5 May 2024
For example, his government dissolved public media as the quickest way to resolve a leadership dispute and sweep out journalists installed by Law and Justice.
—Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Feb. 2024
The 2015-2016 Panthers lost in the first round, and the 2021-2022 squad was swept out of the second round by Tampa Bay.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2024
Felipe Ribeiro Desouza was in the water at New Smyrna Beach on Saturday, March 30 when he was caught in a riptide swept out to sea, according to Fox affiliate WSVN and NBC affiliate WESH.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 May 2024
The stretch, which dates to mid-May 2022, is the longest in MLB since World War II, although Baltimore was swept out of the postseason in October.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2024
The only other pantheon-level player besides Curry to never get swept out of the postseason is Bill Russell.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 5 May 2024
The scaffolding was erected against a building, but was swept out by the wind around 2 p.m., forcing emergency responders to divert traffic and pedestrians away from area.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2024
Kevin Durant, Beal’s teammate, has now been swept out of the first round twice in the past three years.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 5 May 2024
For example, his government dissolved public media as the quickest way to resolve a leadership dispute and sweep out journalists installed by Law and Justice.
—Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Feb. 2024
The 2015-2016 Panthers lost in the first round, and the 2021-2022 squad was swept out of the second round by Tampa Bay.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2024
Felipe Ribeiro Desouza was in the water at New Smyrna Beach on Saturday, March 30 when he was caught in a riptide swept out to sea, according to Fox affiliate WSVN and NBC affiliate WESH.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
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“Sweep out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweep%20out. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.
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