sweep away

phrasal verb

swept away; sweeping away; sweeps away

: to destroy or remove (something) completely

Floods swept away several houses.

His performance today swept away any doubts about his ability to play.

Examples of sweep away in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Last October, a historically high election turnout swept away the right-wing Law and Justice party (PiS), abruptly ending its eight years of total domination of Polish politics. —Wiktor Babinski, National Review, 18 May 2024

On Tuesday, two siblings — ages 2 and 4 — died after being swept away in Mill Creek, in the San Bernardino Mountains. —Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 10 May 2024

Three children were swept away in the water and died. —Kira Caspers, The Arizona Republic, 7 May 2024

In less than an hour, the tent city was swept away and the lawn area cleaned. —Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2024

Ironically, that same intense radiation is gradually destroying the head of the globule and sweeping away the tiny particles that scatter the starlight, astronomers say. —Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 9 May 2024

Two children have died after being swept away by a river in California. —Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 8 May 2024

Hundreds of people had to be rescued from floods and at least one death was reported, a five-year-old boy who was caught in a car that was swept away by the water. —Chris Morris, Fortune, 6 May 2024

Step 1: Use the lactic, glycolic and mandelic acid peel that instantly sweeps away dead skin cells across multiple layers. —India Espy-Jones, Essence, 3 May 2024