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Word: sweepingly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...avoids flashy displays of virtuosity, and through his personal absorption has attained the unique sense of structural exposition required for a meaningful performance. The result last Sunday was a Appassionate delincated by perfectly clear phrasing, logical climaxes, and minute attention to details of rhythm. In addition, it had dramatic sweep and power that could only have arisen, ultimately, from intimate knowledge of the formal elements...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Ernst Levy, Pianist | 2/23/1955 | See Source »

...Willis in the mile and Dick Wharton in 1000, along with Joel Cohen's win in the 60-yard high hurdles, gave the varsity a slight lead on Yale. But hen Yale won the pole vault, the jumps, the hammer, and the shot, even the varsity's sweep of the relays was not enough to stave off the Elis who tallied 56 3-5 points to the Crimson's 53 2-5, and the Tiger...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yale Track Team Edges Crimson; Princeton Last in Triangular Meet | 2/23/1955 | See Source »

...Crimson will not sweep every event, however. Penn has a powerful backstroker in Parland Johnstone, whose 2:17 over the 200 yards is one of the East's best times and three seconds better than anything the varsity can produce...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Favored Crimson Swimmers Face Penn Tonight in Philadelphia Meet | 2/19/1955 | See Source »

Miss Albright's victory would give the United States a sweep in the world's individual championships...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Tenley Albright '57 Leads Title Skating | 2/17/1955 | See Source »

...Hanover, N.H., after joining his teammates in a clean sweep in the slalom and downhill races, Dartmouth's Chiharu Igaya of Japan turned up as a surprise entrant in the jump, soared into fourth place with fine form and helped Dartmouth to easy victory at the college's 45th Winter Carnival...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Scoreboard, Feb. 14, 1955 | 2/14/1955 | See Source »

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