1. Security forces were given sweeping powers to search homes.

2. A flu epidemic is sweeping through Moscow.

3. He felt a spasm of panic sweeping over him.

4. She is sweeping with a broom.

5. He was sweeping up leaves in his garden.

6. Can you hear the wind sweeping through the branches?

7. The citizens voted for sweeping reforms.

8. He is making sweeping generalisations to get his point across.

9. Sweeping all others aside ,(Sentencedict) she pushed her way to the front.

10. The owner of the store was sweeping his floor when I walked in.

11. It is far too early to make sweeping statements about gene therapy.

12. They want to make sweeping changes to education policies.

13. Football mania is sweeping the country.

14. Norma picked up the broom and began sweeping.

15. An economic/artistic revival is sweeping the country.

16. We need to make sweeping cuts to our budget.

17. The economic crisis was sweeping the whole of Europe.

18. American minesweepers are sweeping the Arabian sea.

19. The beautiful sweeping coastline was cloaked in mist.

20. He rushed to greet her, sweeping his arms wide.

21. She made one of her sweeping statements about foreigners.

22. The boy assisted his father in sweeping the floor.

23. His sweeping remarks offended many people.

24. Searchlights are sweeping in the night sky.

25. A 1970s fashion revival is sweeping Europe.

26. The missile-reduction treaty makes sweeping cuts, but the arms race isn't over by a long shot.

27. The new government has started to make sweeping changes in the economy.

28. The report called for sweeping changes in the education system.

29. "Thanks friend," he said, while sweeping the money into his pocket.

30. Tom pushed his way to the gate of the club by sweeping others aside.