sweep out

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

Bean held the seat for three terms before she was swept out in the 2010 tea party wave. — Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026

In the Central Valley, voters swept out Republican David Valadao, a longtime incumbent and dairy farmer in the San Joaquin Valley who batted away Democratic challengers for years. — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

The Brewers had the best record in baseball last year, too, before they were swept out of the playoffs by the eventual champion Los Angeles Dodgers. — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026

The Brewers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers by a score of 6-4 at that game, and now two years later that’s the very same team Milwaukee just swept out of this year’s playoffs to advance to the World Series. — Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 16 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for sweep out

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