Example sentences for: swept

How can you use “swept” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Around 1100 b.c. waves of Dorians swept into the area on horseback.

  • Sometimes, when I read Fish (his frightening "Mission Impossible" essay, for example), I get swept up by his great gift, and am ready to move the family to the woods to avoid the end of the world.

  • A 95 mph wind yesterday swept through the Champs-Élysées, the rest of northern France, and parts of Switzerland and Germany, according to a NYT front-pager.

  • Rumors about the Fed's intentions swept Wall Street the week prior to the drop.

  • As we all know, he swept to a fantastic victory that November.


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