Examples of 'swept the country' in a sentence

Meaning of "swept the country"

swept the country - This phrase is used to describe a phenomenon or event that has rapidly and extensively affected a whole nation or region. It suggests a widespread and impactful occurrence

How to use "swept the country" in a sentence

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swept the country
A wave of fervent nationalism swept the country.
Revolution swept the country five years ago.
It is a pandemic that has swept the country.
Its flames have swept the country and left the desert bare.
Another wave of near insurrection swept the country.
A wave of Anglophobia swept the country startling the men who ran things in Westminster.
A firestorm of controversy swept the country.
A climate of uncertainty swept the country while the Red Army increased their demands.
The move comes amid mass protests that have swept the country.
The wave of violence that has swept the country recently confirms our fears.
As the troops returned to Britain a wave of patriotic celebrations swept the country.
Meat shortages swept the country.
He was the last governor to rule before the Chilean independence movement swept the country.
The World Cup swept the country by storm.
When she was sixteen, a virulent pestilence swept the country.

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A religious fervor swept the country under the motto of " A nation, a faith.
After the war, triumphalism swept the country.
The extreme violence that swept the country in 1994 devastated Rwanda 's rural social structure.
While you were gone, there was a phone virus that swept the country.
Some joined labour actions that swept the country in 1919, including the violent Winnipeg General Strike.
In the summer and autumn of that year, a wave of riots swept the country.
Bicycle sharing has swept the country.
In recent weeks, citizen protests and a violent crackdown have swept the country.
Demonstrations have swept the country.
In these years, fevers of panic about terror and terrorists have repeatedly swept the country.
A dialectic of movement massification / state repression swept the country over a two-week period.
Substance D, a powerful drug that causes bizarre hallucinations, has swept the country.
Prime Minister 's aggressive rule has swept the country like a storm.
Substance D, a powerful and dangerous drug that causes bizarre hallucinations, has swept the country.
Anti-Catholic violence swept the country.
After World War II, the nation 's economy exploded, and a wave of materialism swept the country.
The “ winds of change ” swept the country.
In 1919 the anarchists played a significant role in the May 4th Movement which swept the country.
Violent suppression of protests that have swept the country since March 2011.
Depression, anxiety, and general distrust swept the country.
And this afternoon, this article came up, so it swept the country.
When she was 16 years old a virulent pestilence swept the country.
Terror and outrage, remembered as the Red Scare, swept the country.
Monks were again actively involved in the pro-democracy uprising that swept the country in 1988.

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