The phrase "a sweeping performance" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a performance that is grand, impressive, or all-encompassing, often in the context of theater, music, or dance.
Example: "The lead actor delivered a sweeping performance that captivated the entire audience from start to finish."
Alternatives: "an impressive performance" or "a grand performance".
Anne Hathaway has already been cast as the future Catwoman, while Christian Bale, fresh off an awards show sweeping performance in 'The Fighter,' is set to reprise his role as Batman for the third time.
By the same token, the sweeping "performance" dimension in automobiles is probably too broad a choice, because it includes speed, safety, fuel efficiency, and other dimensions where meaningful advances could be made.
The sweet, solemn music of George Harrison, who died two years ago, has rarely sounded more majestic than in the sweeping performances of the enlarged star-studded band that gathered in London at Royal Albert Hall on Nov. 29 to commemorate his legacy.
Mr. Bass conducted a sweeping and authoritative performance.
Stages of History: New World Spectacles and the Theater of the World in the Sixteenth Century is a sweeping analysis of dramatic performances in New Spain and Brazil that superimposed depictions of far-flung conflicts with representations of local struggles.
More than 3,500 drug tests were administered to athletes -- before and after their events -- in a sweeping effort to eliminated illegal performance-enhancing drugs from the world of sport.
Among the recommendations in what is said to be a sweeping critique of the government's performance is the creation of a new interagency center on proliferation, to assess efforts by other countries, terror groups and traffickers -- like the nuclear black market set up by the Pakistani scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan -- to assemble the components of nuclear arsenals.
The 2010 Masters turned out to be a grand show, a sweeping 3-D spectacle with giant performances everywhere, starting with Mickelson's in the role of leading man.
Nevertheless, automated measures of performance have already made a sweeping presence across scientific fields and they are probably here to stay, so we need to find ways to improve them.
— NATE SILVER Mitt Romney achieved a sweeping win in Arizona, improving on his 2008 performance in almost every county in the state (of course, it helps that Arizona Senator John McCain is not running this year).
