How to Use sweeper in a Sentence

sweeper

noun

• The Guardians have been the sweeper or the sweepee in their last six series.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 3 May 2022
• The city has arranged for a street sweeper to clear the bike lane.
  — Andrew Dyer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Dec. 2021
• Morten Olsen was the sweeper then, and went on to coach the Danish team for 15 years.
  — Michelle Kaufman, miamiherald, 31 May 2018
• Spencer Torkelson hit a first-pitch sweeper at the top of the strike zone to right field.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 23 Apr. 2023
• By Samira Ahmed Babr woke at dawn to the muezzin’s call and the swoosh swoosh of street sweepers.
  — Veronica Chambers, New York Times, 28 June 2019
• Just sending a sweeper out there won’t do much good because the bulk of the trash is stuck in the ivy.
  — Gary Richards, The Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2019
• Almonte hit Friedl on the back knee with an 84-mph sweeper to force in a run that made it 5-2.
  — Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2023
• The fried wonton chips served warm alongside each were a sweeper of a hit among my crew.
  — Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 20 Sep. 2019
• Sabol tagged Lorenzen's sweeper at the top of the strike zone for a 379-foot home run to right-center field in the second.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 15 Apr. 2023
• At the back of the sweeper is a large rotating broom, like an oversized paint roller.
  — Washington Post, 12 June 2021
• The city workers come in pretty early with the dump trucks and street sweepers.
  — Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press, 13 Feb. 2020
• His new teams reinforced the approach, pushing for the sweeper to be a pitch that lived in the strike zone.
  — Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 19 July 2023
• In China, a Tesla slammed into the back of a street sweeper.
  — Christopher Cox, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2023
• The sweeper's dustbin can hold up to 12.5 ounces of crud, and with a push of a button can be emptied when full.
  — Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 2 Feb. 2023
• Few things can jolt urban dwellers out of bed faster than the sound of the street sweeper, with the tow truck surely nearby.
  — John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com, 9 May 2023
• The street sweeper will have its new name, as well as Kennedy’s name, emblazoned on the side, Lyman said.
  — oregonlive, 13 July 2023
• One woman walked her dog, and a street sweeper rambled by.
  — Janet McConnaughey, chicagotribune.com, 12 July 2019
• The Australian plane also had a special sweeper to help keep the runway clear.
  — Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2022
• Down by one run, Eric Haase and Báez struck out swinging on sweepers to strand Ibáñez at first base.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 29 July 2023
• The bus driver came upon the street sweeper, which was in motion in the right eastbound lane, and struck it in the back, Myers said.
  — Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 7 June 2018
• Sometimes, Harley will move Kohs up and put Ford in the sweeper position.
  — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 12 Oct. 2022
• This is a car that slays hairpins, an all-time autocross weapon, but maybe not the perfect tool for a 130-mph sweeper.
  — Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 29 June 2021
• The sweeper is ideal for running over small messes like crumbs, pet hair, and dirt.
  — Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com, 1 Oct. 2021
• Wilkens got hired as a street sweeper at the park the summer after his freshman year in college.
  — Amy Wang, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2022
• Rumpke will also dispose of the city’s street-sweeper debris at a cost of $45.10 a ton.
  — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 17 May 2021
• Once the trees are shaken, the almonds are swept into neat rows using a sweeper.
  — Nav Athwal, Forbes, 30 Aug. 2021
• The sweeper truck went into the path of another car, and this one crashed against the side of the street sweeper, officials said.
  — orlandosentinel.com, 21 Feb. 2022
• Build speed, hold the throttle even and glide through a big sweeper and Battista is a state-of-the-art Italian supercar.
  — Mark Ewing, Forbes, 14 Aug. 2022
• The service department’s street sweeper was used to pick up what amounted to more than two pounds of nails.
  — John Benson, cleveland, 18 Oct. 2022
• Just clip a disposable cloth onto the sweeper and get your cleaning done in no time.
  — Carolyn Forte, Good Housekeeping, 4 May 2020

Last Updated: 28 May 2024