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

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

He was also swept out to sea and later pulled from the water by an off-duty lifeguard, but was pronounced dead at a local hospital, the MCSO previously said. —Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 20 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for sweep out

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