sweep out

phrasal verb

swept out; sweeping out; sweeps out

1

: to remove dust, dirt, etc., from (something) by using a broom or brush

Please sweep out the room when you're done working.

2

: to push, carry, or lift (someone or something) with great force

The debris was swept out to sea by the tide.

Examples of sweep out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Nearly 16 months after being swept out of power by the Labour Party, the Tories trail not only Labour in the polls but also a surging anti-immigrant party, Reform U.K., which comfortably leads the polls. —New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025

Bystanders initially had conflicting reports about whether the man was still in the sinkhole or had been swept out to sea, firefighters said. —Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2025

Every year, city officials can sweep out revenues that are not obligated to specific projects to use as general revenue, in what is known as a TIF surplus. —Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025

But he was grabbed out of his car and swept out of state to a regional ICE Processing Center before his lawyer could reach him. —Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for sweep out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout