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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a sweep through" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a thorough examination or review of something, often in a quick or efficient manner.
Example: "The team conducted a sweep through the documents to ensure everything was in order before the meeting."
Alternatives: "a review of" or "an overview of".
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The band makes its long-awaited New York debut this week with a sweep through the clubs.
"There was supposed to have been some Vietcong in [My Lai] and we began to make a sweep through it," he told me.
Lord help me read them!" Just as a sweep through a large cocktail party sometimes only turns up bores, online postings for companionship are not always successful.
In drawing larger lessons about farming and democracy, Jager, a former professor of philosophy at Yale, makes a sweep through the history and literature of American farming.
Mr. Eisner is scheduled to appear on "Larry King Live" on Friday and will visit investors on a sweep through Northern California next week.
Last Thursday night, Mr. Spacey, a recent Oscar winner for "American Beauty," saw "Cobb" during a sweep through New York between films.
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Gropes at the first couple of deliveries, then gets a sweep away through square for four.
It was neither a nostalgic sweep through the past nor a bold vision of a brave new future.
On a final sweep through the South Tower, Mr. Rescorla was killed when the building collapsed.
After a concurrent sweep through Haditha, another town in the valley, two Iraqi army battalions were installed nearby.
A long sweep through the sylvan glades of Mount Prospect Park brought us eventually down to Brooklyn's trendiest avenue: Fifth.
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