Search Details

Word: sweep (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

...this tenuous tie to the pigskin. How he can wait out the endless winter months in search of a fleeting spot on a 32-man roster. But until you see him cheering as chalkboard dream unfolds into a T.D. or smiling as the defensive unit mows down an illfated sweep, you can't chide him when he says "For me right now football is the thing that means the most, in my life. I've just go to give it another shot...

Author: By James Cramer, | Title: Creme dela Cramer | 10/17/1974 | See Source »

...Clean Sweep...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Radcliffe Tennis Powerhouse Rolls On; Endicott Wins Only One Match of Nine | 10/11/1974 | See Source »

Strong side wing John Keeley nearly broke away twice in the second half, and Kevin Reilly broke up a B.C. sweep around the weak side wing that threatened...

Author: By David A. Copithorne, | Title: Rugby Club Crushes B.C. In Opening Game Shutout | 10/7/1974 | See Source »

...Sweep Singles...

Author: By James W. Reinig, | Title: 'Cliffe Tennis Team Thumps Wellesley | 10/3/1974 | See Source »

With a broom sticking out of the rear window of his green Ford, David L. Boren drove across Oklahoma, promising to reform the government and "sweep the Old Guard" out of office if he were elected Governor. At the start of his campaign, Boren, 33, was scarcely known outside Oklahoma Baptist University, where he teaches government, and the state capitol, where he is a four-term representative. But his message caught on, and "Boren Broom Brigades" sprang up all over the state. Last week they swept the chubby, soft-spoken Rhodes scholar to a decisive win over Congressman Clem...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: POLITICS: Teacher with a Broom | 9/30/1974 | See Source »

Previous | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 100 | 101 | 102 | Next