sweep out

phrasal verb

swept out; sweeping out; sweeps out

: to remove dust, dirt, etc., from (something) by using a broom or brush

Please sweep out the room when you're done working.

: 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 Crews were spending the morning sweeping out water and mud from the roadway. —

Joseph Serna, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024 Tom Reynolds, 90, spent the morning sweeping out 4 feet (1.2 meters) of mud and water and collecting chunks of aluminum siding torn off by a twister that also picked up a car and threw it across the road. —

Julio Cortez, Kate Payne, TIME, 11 Oct. 2024 Last season, the Dodgers were swept out of the playoffs because their hitters all went to sleep at the same time. —

Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024 Baltimore hasn’t been swept for 102 consecutive series dating to May 2022, although the club was swept out of the postseason in October. —

Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 8 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for sweep out

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