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Meanings of broad sweep in English

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Usage of broad sweep in English
1
Its broad sweep suggests contingency planning for a considerable length of time.
The Irish Times
2
Is it because the eye loves a long range, a broad sweep?
The Last Harvest
3
Welcome to my home, he said with a broad sweep of his arms.
The Necromancer
4
The mother with a broad sweep of her arms cried out:
Mother
5
The broad sweep of the report effectively undermines all three contentions.
The Irish Times
6
During the day, strollers and swimmers take over the broad sweep of beach.
BBC
7
He slashed with his sword, hacked through a broad sweep of the stakes.
Forge of Darkness
8
As they trotted around the broad sweep of the ramp, Vixa looked up.
The Dargonesti (Elves of the Sea)
9
I seem to face the hulls, the moonlet, all in a broad sweep.
Hull zero three
10
Amherst continued, turning toward the broad sweep of the stairway.
The Fruit of the Tree
11
Tay reached the stairs and bolted up their broad sweep.
The First King of Shannara
12
Smoky waved an arm in a broad sweep all around.
Return of the Crimson Guard
13
I touched his face lightly, tracing the broad sweep downward from cheek to jaw.
Outlander
14
To the east, its broad sweep can be seen almost as far back as Cappoquin.
The Irish Times
15
He said those plans would have a broad sweep.
Radio NZ
16
And, with a broad sweep of his arm, he shook his fist in the air.
Mother
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Broad sweep through the time
Broad sweep across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Less common
United States of America
Less common