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
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The 2015-2016 Panthers lost in the first round, and the 2021-2022 squad was swept out of the second round by Tampa Bay.
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Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2024
Felipe Ribeiro Desouza was in the water at New Smyrna Beach on Saturday, March 30 when he was caught in a riptide swept out to sea, according to Fox affiliate WSVN and NBC affiliate WESH.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
And this isn’t even to suggest HC Nick Sirianni and his staff deserve to be swept out less than a year after coming oh-so-close to winning Super Bowl 57.
—Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2024
Last month, a man drowned in a pond in Maine while trying to rescue his two daughters, who had been swept out to a deeper section where the pond meets a river, the Associated Press reported, citing the Maine Warden Service.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 3 Aug. 2023
Espino and her uncle swept out the wet snow from the back and continued working, though there were barely any customers through the morning.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2024
However, in that postseason, the Cardinals were swept out of the Wild Card round in the National League Playoffs, in two games by the Philadelphia Phillies.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
Then one of the most senior editors working in state television, he was swept out the door with all the other journalists committed to impartiality.
—Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Mar. 2024
The driver of the Jeep that fell off the cliff was swept out to sea about 100 yards and then directed back to shore.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2024
Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2024
Felipe Ribeiro Desouza was in the water at New Smyrna Beach on Saturday, March 30 when he was caught in a riptide swept out to sea, according to Fox affiliate WSVN and NBC affiliate WESH.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
And this isn’t even to suggest HC Nick Sirianni and his staff deserve to be swept out less than a year after coming oh-so-close to winning Super Bowl 57.
—Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2024
Last month, a man drowned in a pond in Maine while trying to rescue his two daughters, who had been swept out to a deeper section where the pond meets a river, the Associated Press reported, citing the Maine Warden Service.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 3 Aug. 2023
Espino and her uncle swept out the wet snow from the back and continued working, though there were barely any customers through the morning.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2024
However, in that postseason, the Cardinals were swept out of the Wild Card round in the National League Playoffs, in two games by the Philadelphia Phillies.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
Then one of the most senior editors working in state television, he was swept out the door with all the other journalists committed to impartiality.
—Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Mar. 2024
The driver of the Jeep that fell off the cliff was swept out to sea about 100 yards and then directed back to shore.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2024
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“Sweep out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweep%20out. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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