How to pronounce sweep
Listen to sweep in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“sweep” in real sentences
950 clips in the index · 210 American · 158 British · 27 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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The sweep of characters, the sweep of ideas, the sweep of history.
The 92nd Street Y · hear it here
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think probably um I can sweep off sweep up on slightly.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
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him in the sweep like I've had. There was a sweep.
ABC News In-depth · hear it here
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to sweep from west to east, to sweep in the opposite direction.
The Royal Institution · hear it here
Why real speech
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