The phrase "a sweeping declaration" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a statement or announcement that is broad, general, or all-encompassing in nature.
Example: "The politician made a sweeping declaration about the need for reform, promising to address all issues facing the community."
Alternatives: "a broad statement" or "a sweeping statement".
It seemed at first a sweeping declaration, somewhat opaque.
The majority opinion included a sweeping declaration of liberty for homosexual men and women far beyond simply overturning the law.
A sweeping declaration of emergency could, for example, remove the restrictions on which doctors can prescribe methadone and buprenorphine, two common medications for treating opioid addiction.
— Jeff Gordinier The Los Angeles Times: The critic Jonathan Gold leads his review of Hunan Mao with a sweeping declaration: "When you tell somebody about a Hunan restaurant, always begin with the steamed fish head".
A13 NATIONAL A14-20, 24-25 Sodomy Law Overturned; Gays See Broad Victory The Supreme Court overruled a Texas sodomy law by a 6-to-3 vote and issued a sweeping declaration of constitutional liberty for gay men and lesbians.
The Supreme Court issued a sweeping declaration of constitutional liberty for gay men and lesbians today, overruling a Texas sodomy law in the broadest possible terms and effectively apologizing for a contrary 1986 decision that the majority said "demeans the lives of homosexual persons".
On Nov. 8, the day after he won his landslide victory, he made a more sweeping declaration: "I've ruled out a tax increase".
Some members of the committee are also expected to push for a more sweeping declaration of the party's support for ending discrimination against gays and lesbians and a more powerful condemnation of racially motivated violence.
Meanwhile, the Fifth Circuit, in Garcia v. Elf Atochem, issued an equally sweeping declaration of the opposite bent.
"I'm not going to make any sweeping declarations of retiring or playing a full schedule," she said.
But any sweeping declarations by the United States that it will not allow the release of anyone it deems too risky would undermine Mr. Karzai's ability to show that Afghans now exercise sovereign control over prisons on their soil.
