Advertisement

Advertisement

View definitions for sweeping

sweeping

Advertisement

Discover More

Example Sentences

Two years ago in Michigan, she oversaw AFP operations to help the Republican-controlled legislature pass sweeping anti-union laws.

In 1695, still under an imposed silence, she died in a plague sweeping the capital.

The classic film that opens with a tornado sweeping through a Kansas farm made its debut 75 years ago in 1939.

These tensions run throughout the conference, but also throughout the “mindfulness” movement that is now sweeping America.

As the Ebola epidemic began sweeping through the region, fear and mistrust of the health workers in West Point escalated.

"Yes, Alessandro," she answered faintly, the gusts sweeping her voice like a distant echo past him.

He stood aside, and bending from the waist he made a sweeping gesture towards the door with the hand that held his hat.

“Yes; that would be indispensible,” said the baron, whose eyes were sweeping the room from corner to corner, fiercely and swiftly.

She did shout for joy, as with a sweeping stroke or two she lifted her body to the surface of the water.

The wave of religious fanaticism sweeping over the land might recede as rapidly as it had risen.

Synonym of the day

Which one is a synonym for hostile?Get the answer

Start each day with the Synonym of the Day in your inbox!

By clicking "Sign Up", you are accepting Dictionary.com Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policies.

On this page you'll find 97 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to sweeping, such as: across-the-board, all-encompassing, broad, comprehensive, exhaustive, and extensive.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement