clean sweep

noun

1

: a victory in which one side or team wins every game, contest, etc.

The Red Sox won the series in a clean sweep.

The election was a clean sweep for local Democratic candidates.

2

: a complete change in something

The new governor has made a clean sweep of the staff in the governor's mansion.

Examples of clean sweep in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Australia is coming into the series on the back of its 3-0 clean sweep in the ODI series in Zimbabwe, but hasn’t won a bilateral series against South Africa since 2014. — ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026

Jean Smart pulled off a clean sweep, winning Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series for the fifth and final season of Hacks after also winning the award for all four previous seasons. — Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026

The Kansas City Royals won their home series finale against the San Francisco Giants 5-4, securing a clean sweep. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026

The night provided a clean sweep for Mamdani’s brand of Democrats. — Philip Elliott, Time, 24 June 2026

Rhymes for clean sweep

• asleep
• upkeep
• beep
• cheap
• creep
• deep
• heap
• jeep
• keep
• leap
• peep
• reap