Collocations for sweep - noun
ADJECTIVE
great,
long,
wide
The house overlooks the great sweep of the St Lawrence River.
The house overlooks the great sweep of the St Lawrence River.
single
comprehensive
Her eyes made a comprehensive sweep of the room.
comprehensive
Her eyes made a comprehensive sweep of the room.
elegant,
graceful
broad, dramatic, epic, grand
the broad cultural sweep of Flaubert's novel
He dismissed his assistant with a grand sweep of his hand.
broad, dramatic, epic, grand
the broad cultural sweep of Flaubert's novel
He dismissed his assistant with a grand sweep of his hand.
PREPOSITION
in one sweep
(figurative)
Thousands of jobs were lost in one broad sweep.
Thousands of jobs were lost in one broad sweep.
with a sweep
with a sweep of his arm
with a sweep of his arm