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How to use sweeper in a sentence

16 example sentences · noun

Sweeper means one who sweeps; one whose occupation is sweeping. Example: “When we get to the bottom of the rapids, draw left to avoid the sweepers.”

Examples of sweeper by meaning

nounA tree that has fallen over a river with branches extending into the water.

  • ..tree will be hanging over the water about canoe level (a sweeper)..2007, Basic Essentials Canoe Paddling, 3rd - Page 62
  • So named because they can sweep passengers from a boat, they can also capsize a canoe, especially when paddlers lean too far away from the sweeper..1975, Verne Huser, River Running: Canoeing, Kayaking, Rowing, Rafting - Page 102

More sentences with sweeper

  • When we get to the bottom of the rapids, draw left to avoid the sweepers.From the entry draw left
  • When we get to the bottom of the rapids, draw right to avoid the sweepers.From the entry draw right
  • Sweeper keepers have high “soccer IQs” and know how to “read” the game brilliantly.2017 July 15, Paul Challen, What Does a Goalkeeper Do?, The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc, →ISBN, page 22. From the entry sweeper-keeper
  • I mean, the entropy sweeper thinks you're its best friend.2020 May 5, Carlos Hernandez, Sal and Gabi Fix the Universe, Disney Electronic Content, →ISBN. From the entry AI whisperer
  • A well-aimed strike from their sweeper scythes should be able to take out a dozen legs at once.2010 April 21, Cory Herndon, Guildpact: Ravnica Cycle, Wizards of the Coast, →ISBN. From the entry catback
  • As soon as the thunderbox had been used, the sweeper hurried forward and carried off triumphantly the china receptacle and contents.1994, Michael Blundell, “Towards Peace – via Ceylon”, in A Love Affair with the Sun: A Memoir of Seventy Years in Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya…. From the entry thunderbox
  • The respondents complained that the municipal sweepers seldom bother to collect the accumulated garbages from around the slums.1994, Najmir Nur Begum, Centre for Family Services, Low-income families of metropolitan Dhaka, page 98. From the entry garbages
  • In market areas the commercial people provides necessary incentives to the municipal sweepers to keep the area clean of garbages.1980, Calcutta Municipal Gazette, volume 98, page 1787. From the entry garbages
  • The order was given to debreast that young sweeper.1978, Brajkishore Prasad, India Regained: A Dynastic Rule and the '77 Democratic Revolution, page 224. From the entry debreast
  • These sweepers were members of the Blockading and Escort mine sweeping group that ventured close to enemy-held beaches.[1955 May, “Citations for Bold Ships, Brave Men”, in All Hands, number 459, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 11, column 2. From the entry Songdo Point
  • I'd watch birds, trail my hands in the water, duck under the boughs of sweeper trees, and watch the river unspool before me.2012, Margie Crisp, River of Contrasts: The Texas Colorado, page xi. From the entry unspool
  • Nicknamed “Der Kaiser”, Beckenbauer was as elegant as he was dominant, and such was his assurance in possession that he came to master the modern sweeper role, or libero.2024 January 8, Sachin Nakrani, “Franz Beckenbauer, World Cup-winning captain and manager, dies aged 78”, in The Guardian, →ISSN. From the entry libero
  • So I do not think it (street sweepers of different agencies cleaning at different schedules) makes a lot of sense and everybody has agreed and we have resolved this case.2014 August 17, “National Day Rally 2014”, in Prime Minister's Office (Singapore). From the entry NEA
  • With teams playing in a more compact fashion and defenders pushing up without the safety of a sweeper behind them, the keeper's role has evolved to that of a sweeper-keeper.2004 03, Jacob Daniel, The Complete Guide to Coaching Soccer Systems and Tactics, Reedswain Inc., →ISBN. From the entry sweeper-keeper

Meaning of sweeper

  1. noun One who sweeps; one whose occupation is sweeping.
  2. noun One who sweeps floors or chimneys.
  3. noun A detector for mines.

Full definition of sweeper

Questions about sweeper in a sentence

How do you use sweeper in a sentence?
Sweeper is used as a noun. For example: “When we get to the bottom of the rapids, draw left to avoid the sweepers.”
What is a short sentence with sweeper?
“The order was given to debreast that young sweeper.”
What does sweeper mean?
Sweeper means one who sweeps; one whose occupation is sweeping.

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