1
: one that sweeps
2
: a lone back in soccer who plays between the line of the defenders and the goal
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The sweeper appeared to catch the edge of the plate.
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Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 10 May 2025
The average street sweeper collects fifteen hundred pounds of debris every day.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
His primary pitch has been the sinker in three games, the changeup in one, the four-seam fastball in one, the sweeper in one and the four-seam and change tied for most in one.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2025
His sweeper generated another seven whiffs, and the balls Los Angeles was able to connect on were hit weakly.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 10 May 2025
The average street sweeper collects fifteen hundred pounds of debris every day.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
His primary pitch has been the sinker in three games, the changeup in one, the four-seam fastball in one, the sweeper in one and the four-seam and change tied for most in one.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2025
His sweeper generated another seven whiffs, and the balls Los Angeles was able to connect on were hit weakly.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sweeper
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“Sweeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweeper. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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