sweep away

phrasal verb

swept away; sweeping away; sweeps away

: to destroy or remove (something) completely

Floods swept away several houses.

His performance today swept away any doubts about his ability to play.

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The body of a woman who was swept away in Hurricane Helene more than one month ago has been found, local NBC affiliate WBIR reported. —

Rachel Raposas, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024 In a matter of minutes, flash floods caused by heavy downpours in eastern Spain on Oct. 29 swept away everything in their path. —

Teresa Medrano, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Nov. 2024 This week's flash floods are also Spain's deadliest natural tragedy in living memory, surpassing the flood that swept away a campsite along the Gallego River in Biescas, in the northwest, killing 87 people in August 1996. —

Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024 If that happens, Trump can sweep away his federal prosecutions and put off any sentence for his New York State conviction indefinitely. —

Paula Aceves, Curbed, 31 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sweep away