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

After appearing in 12 games, largely as a reserve guard, Harkey was one of the kids from CU’s 2022 recruiting class swept out in the great Deion Sanders roster purge during the spring of 2023. —Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 4 Jan. 2026

Local media reported that a weather advisory for rough seas was in effect at the time when the swimmers were swept out to sea. —CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025

Lifeguards in Ocean Beach, nearly two miles away, alerted a lifeguard tower about a dog that had been swept out into the rip current near a jetty. —Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 5 Dec. 2025

The search operations for an Army specialist who was swept out to sea in the Big Sur area have been suspended, authorities announced on Wednesday. —Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 27 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for sweep out

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