“By turning your head, you seemed to take in the whole sweep of Irish history, from the Vikings to the plantation.”

“A tree-lined driveway ends in a sweep in front of Old Hall, where there is a large front lawn and the grounds are surrounded by mature trees, secluding it almost completely.”

“He gestured encompassing the whole realm with the sweep of his hand.”

“The incident caused a traffic jam along the Banda Aceh-Medan route as police officers conducted a sweep of the area hoping to apprehend the attackers, but to no avail.”

“The constant flow of traffic and the sweep of the road created a very dangerous situation.”

“They carefully sweep dirt from clothing and bones, finding bullets on and around one body.”

“Once outside city limits, it is perfectly feasible to leave the car in fifth gear and still be able to sweep past slower traffic quite effortlessly.”

“… from this point the mountain range sweeps to the northeast and extends into the next state.”

“A huge campaign will attempt to sweep away litter and graffiti in a fresh war on crime which is expected to run for a year.”

“He allowed the crowd to sweep him along in their stampede, helpless to do anything else, and was carried outside.”

“It is for this reason that violence is sweeping through Islamic world today bringing bad name to religion of peace and compassion like Islam.”

“Then I take off at a jog across the tilled field, carefully avoiding the search tower spotlights which sweep the area under the beady eye of the armed guards.”

“Her gaze sweeps rapidly around the room.”