great sweep
Frequency: 6.58.1 per million words
describes a long, wide, continuous curve or area
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Examples (10)
- The house overlooks the great sweep of the St Lawrence River.
- The artist captured the great sweep of the landscape with broad brushstrokes.
- From the mountaintop, we could see the great sweep of the valley below.
- The novel's narrative encompasses the great sweep of historical events.
- A great sweep of economic change is transforming the nation.
- The architect designed the staircase to create a great sweep into the main hall.
- The telescope revealed the great sweep of the Milky Way across the night sky.
- Her speech addressed the great sweep of societal progress over the last century.
- The panoramic photograph shows the great sweep of the coastline.
- We witnessed the great sweep of the aurora borealis over the Arctic landscape.