How do you use the word "broom" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "broom": She sweeps the room with a broom. A new broom sweeps clean.

Broom Meaning

/bɹuːm/

Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounA domestic utensil with fibers bound together at the end of a long handle, used for sweeping.

nounAn implement with which players sweep the ice to make a stone travel further and curl less; a sweeper.

Sentence Examples

She sweeps the room with a broom.

A new broom sweeps clean.

I need a new broom. This one's shot.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

sweep heather ling

Antonyms:

None

CEFR Practice Quiz

She swept the kitchen floor with a new ____.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

She used a ____ to sweep the dust and leaves from the porch today.

Word Origin & History

Inherited from Middle English brom, from Old English brōm (“brushwood”), from Proto-West Germanic *brām (“bramble”) (compare Saterland Frisian Brom, West Frisian brem, Dutch braam, German Low German Braam), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrem-, from *bʰer- ‘edge’. Related to brim, brink. Replaced English besom (from Old English besma (“broom, rod”)), which is now restricted in meaning to a particular kind of broom. (shotgun): So called because it is (like the cleaning utensil) long and held similarly to a besom and “cleans” what is in front.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"At the same time, the encroachment of vegetation proceeds apace, and broom and brambles have already made portions of the line impassable, even on foot." — 1949 November and December, “Notes and News: Festiniog and Welsh Highland Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 408:

"[…] and thy broom groves, Whose shadow the dismissed bachelor loves, Being lass-lorn […]" — 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i]:

"So keep talking all that fly shit, and I’ma grab the tool And the lead will get stuck in your head like a catchy tune Soon as I look down on a target, bitch, your ass is doomed Trust exercise with Ahdi, arms out to catch a boom You see this sweeper I got, it ain’t your average broom This ring will wet this bitch like a happy groom" — 2015 September 26, Ms. Hustle (lyricist), Ms. Hustle vs. O’fficial (Summer Madness; 5), Ultimate Rap League, from 48:07–48:28:

"I just got the drop, there is an opp OFB step with the broom" — 2017 July 17, OFB (RV, Kash, Lowkey, Headie One, Bradz & Tuggzy), “Loyal”, 2:45–2:47:

"He got forced to hold that broom, that dickhead reminds me of Cinderella" — 2019 September 11, Yanko, “Next Up”, in #ACGK, 1:59:

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