sweeping generalizations. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
A sweeping glance. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Mourning, however, took great pleasure in sweeping the Pistons. From Wordnik.com. [USA TODAY Latest news] Reference
The Diamondbacks scored 28 runs in sweeping three games from the. From Wordnik.com. [National League Baseball - Braves vs. Diamondbacks] Reference
The progressives played a huge role in sweeping Democrats into power. From Wordnik.com. [Pelosi: House won't take up Michael Jackson resolution] Reference
They did it very well in sweeping all three portions of the ice dance. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Belbin, Agosto win Skate America ice dance] Reference
"Show me the children," he said, his eyes again sweeping over the crowd. From Wordnik.com. [Katrinka: The Story of a Russian Child] Reference
Tara Kirk matched Hansen in sweeping the breaststroke events on the women's side. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Goalie Gunn takes honors with shootout heroics] Reference
They just did not look deep enough into the storm sweeping from the Polish Plains. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-01-01] Reference
The Brazilians were strong throughout in sweeping the Americans 25-16, 25-17 and 25-23. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Athens Watch: Friday, Aug. 27] Reference
Boston outscored Atlanta 18-10 in sweeping the season series, but this victory wasn't easy. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
The effectiveness of sweeping is undoubted: it was proved scientifically around a century ago. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-03-12] Reference
The sweeping is also good for any mouse poo or gecko poo that may have fallen through the night. From Wordnik.com. [Understanding Mom | Cleaning.] Reference
They outscored the Penguins, 9-2, in sweeping the season series for the first time since 1975-76. From Wordnik.com. [National Hockey League - Canadiens vs. Penguins] Reference
His work was of great indirect use in sweeping away certain barriers of usage and of superstition. From Wordnik.com. [Julia Ward Howe, 1819-1910] Reference
One corner of his mustache kicked upward in a half smile, the expression sweeping her back six years. From Wordnik.com. [Temptation's Price]
Muslim extremists are sweeping from the North to the South in an effort to make all of Africa Islamic. From Wordnik.com. [Dusty Paths and Thirsty Souls] Reference
The example of the Prince of Wales has been largely instrumental in sweeping away the old restrictions. From Wordnik.com. [Smoking Etiquette | Edwardian Promenade] Reference
Over the weekend, the White Sox scored 35 runs in sweeping a three-game series from the Anaheim Angels. From Wordnik.com. [American League Baseball - Rangers vs. White Sox] Reference
He is condemning in sweeping language the very core identity of the Democratic Party as weak and extremist. From Wordnik.com. [Say It Ain’t So, Joe - Swampland - TIME.com] Reference
It's not the first time Buffalo overcame a deficit in sweeping the four-game season series against the Lightning. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
Here the creek was very deep, and in sweeping round had cut out a wide bed, nearly three times its usual breadth. From Wordnik.com. [A Little Bush Maid] Reference
Its one thing to try and sweep things under the rug, its another when the thing you are sweeping is bigger than the rug. From Wordnik.com. [A Voice from the Middle Ground] Reference
They identify “evil features” they can use to generically classify these “military style” weapons in sweeping terms. From Wordnik.com. [From EBR to CPR « Isegoria] Reference
With means so lamentably inconsiderable had America declared war against a country whose arms were sweeping from the Spanish. From Wordnik.com. [The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation Volume 1] Reference
But the people would have no dealings with us and two-sworded officials, in sweeping robes of silk that made Captain Johannes. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 15] Reference
There is a new word sweeping the blogosphere and starting to impinge on the consciousness of the MSM, that word is "Wikigate". From Wordnik.com. [More BBC bias] Reference
He is convinced that at long last reason will prevail when we succeed in sweeping away the mists of illusion and intellectual error. From Wordnik.com. [The Nobel Peace Prize 1933 - Presentation Speech] Reference
I like the idea of sweeping away the old, and cleaning up. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-10-01] Reference
A group dedicated to the latest text-speak acronym sweeping India. From Wordnik.com. [Hecklerspray] Reference
I don't like the idea of sweeping problems and fears under the rug. From Wordnik.com. [Reuters: Top News] Reference
His dish-washing was far from brilliant and his sweeping was a mess. From Wordnik.com. [Dwellers in Arcady The Story of an Abandoned Farm] Reference
And in "Broken Borders" tonight, they've been called sweeping reforms. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 11, 2004] Reference
This may be called sweeping criticism; but time will prove that it is just. From Wordnik.com. [The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851] Reference
Katherine suddenly sat erect, a startled expression sweeping over her face. From Wordnik.com. [Katherine's Sheaves] Reference
Then he announced what the government described as sweeping structural reforms. From Wordnik.com. [BBC - Ouch] Reference
He was on one knee beside her, his sword sweeping the air, his voice a great roar. From Wordnik.com. [Beyond the Sunrise]
Lan staggered to his feet, sword sweeping out to open a Darkfriend from crotch to neck. From Wordnik.com. [A Crown of Swords]
The Fitch ratings agency called the sweeping spending cuts and tax rises, outlined by Prime. From Wordnik.com. [Latest News - Yahoo!7 News] Reference
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