The new governor has made a 'clean sweep' of the staff in the governor's mansion. [=the new governor completely replaced the former governor's staff]
He gave the floor/room a quick 'sweep'. [=he swept the floor/room quickly]
The election was a 'clean sweep' for local Democratic candidates.
(..) Make sure your uniforms are covering the sidewalk entrances and exits. Hey... let's have, uh, periodic sweeps of the men's lav. You, here. What qualifies me to be a future stewardess? Well, I think that I'm really friendly (..)2002 Catch Me If You Can