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

That gives it a clean sweep of cycling’s three grand tours. — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 17 June 2026

Only victory on penalties for PSG against Arsenal in last Saturday's Champions League final prevented an English clean sweep after wins for Aston Villa and Palace in the Europa League and Europa Conference League. — Ian King, CNBC, 3 June 2026

The staffing wars ended with a virtual neo-Brandeisian clean sweep. — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 26 May 2026

The Formula 1 season ahead of Miami had been a clean sweep by Mercedes as George Russell and Kimi Antonelli combined to win the first three grand prix races and the sprint race in China. — ABC News, 2 May 2026

Rhymes for clean sweep

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