Race
Race verb - To engage in a contest.
Sweep
Sweep verb - To move or proceed smoothly and readily.
Usage example: the wind swept across the plain without respite
How words are described
| good | good race | good sweep |
| long | long race | long sweep |
| single | single race | single sweep |
| powerful | powerful race | powerful sweep |
| Other adjectives: entire, telepathic, young, new. | ||
Common collocations
| opposition | race opposition | sweep opposition |
| enemies | race enemies | sweep enemies |
| allies | race allies | sweep allies |
Both words in one sentence
- He then broke a 55 race winless streak by winning the Daytona 500 again in 2014, and then proceeded to sweep both Pocono races.
Source: Every Year They Fizzle Out - Resistance. In the altenate 1950s where an alien race attacked Earth instead of the Axis Powers, the aliens sweep through Europe with stunning quickness after having already overrun Russia (where they first arrived in the Tunguska Event of 1906).
Source: Capital Offensive -
Capital Offensive: In the altenate 1950s where an alien race attacked Earth instead of the Axis Powers, the aliens sweep through Europe with stunning quickness after having already overrun Russia (where they first arrived in the Tunguska Event of 1906).
Source: Video Game / Resistance
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