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

Illinois man dies after truck sinks in floodwaters Officials in Rockford, Illinois, are investigating the death of a 76-year-old man who was trapped as floodwaters swept away a pickup on Sunday, the Rockford Register Star, part of the USAT TODAY Network, reported. —Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 17 July 2024

Listen to this article A 34-year-old swimmer rescued by fishermen two miles off the New Jersey shore claims he was swept away in Queens 10 hours earlier, New Jersey police said Tuesday. —Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 16 July 2024

Residents of a small apartment building in Plainfield had only 15 minutes to evacuate, the Associated Press reported, before it was swept away by floodwaters. —Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 11 July 2024

An Indiana teen was found dead after being swept away in an Illinois river, according to officials. —Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2024