clean sweep

noun

: 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.

: 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 Remaining for a clean sweep of Hollywood labor deals is the AMPTP‘s contract talks with the Teamsters. —

Dominic Patten, Deadline, 27 June 2024 Its electoral losses in northern India were softened by a clean sweep in the eastern state of Odisha. —

Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2024 If Boston secures its 18th title in a clean sweep, ABC will walk away from the Finals with approximately $120 million in ad revenue. —

Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 14 June 2024 Lindsay Mendez could well give Merrily a clean sweep for the show’s starry trio (along with Jonathan Groff and Daniel Radcliffe), but two other performances get my vote. —

Greg Evans, Deadline, 13 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for clean sweep

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