Collocations for sweep - noun

broad, great, long, wide
The house overlooks the great sweep of the St Lawrence river.

grand, grandiose
He dismissed his assistant with a grandiose sweep of his hand.

comprehensive
Her eyes made a comprehensive sweep of the room.

upward
The upward sweep of her hair was held in place by a comb.

elegant, fine, graceful

make, take
We made a wide sweep south to the River Dee.

in one ~
(figurative) Thousands of jobs were lost in one broad sweep.

with a ~
with a sweep of his arm