1
: one that sweeps
2
: a lone back in soccer who plays between the line of the defenders and the goal
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Advertisement Ohtani appeared to never mentally recover from taking a couple of Manaea’s sweepers in his first at-bat.
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Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
Crevice Tool To vacuum tight areas where a bulky brush or sweeper can't reach, use the crevice tool.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2024
Pinch-hitter Jeff McNeil fouled off four pitches before taking an 85-mph sweeper below the zone for a ball.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
In the first inning, Betts lined a first-pitch sweeper by Padres starter Yu Darvish over the short wall in Dodger Stadium’s left-field corner.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2024
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Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
Crevice Tool To vacuum tight areas where a bulky brush or sweeper can't reach, use the crevice tool.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2024
Pinch-hitter Jeff McNeil fouled off four pitches before taking an 85-mph sweeper below the zone for a ball.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
In the first inning, Betts lined a first-pitch sweeper by Padres starter Yu Darvish over the short wall in Dodger Stadium’s left-field corner.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2024
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“Sweeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweeper. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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