>>734
辞書なんて実際の用例のうちのごく一部しか紹介していないのだから、
俺自身は有名な新聞雑誌や洋書や映画などで英語の使われ方を調べることにしている。
次のような用例は、腐るほど見つかるから、たぶん正しいのだろう。

(1) A broad coalition of left-of-center moderates, conservative evangelicals,
hard-left radicals and traditional Mexican nationalists ●was swept to victory●
with 53 percent of the vote, 32 points above of the runner-up, Ricardo Anaya.
（New York Times, 2018)

(2) Donald Trump ●was swept to victory● by big margins in rural and urban areas.
(Los Angeles Times, 2016)
https://graphics.latimes.com/election-2016-new-hampshire-results/

(3) Tsai ●was swept to victory● by a resilient economy and stock market and protests
against China’s grip in neighboring Hong Kong, which have confronted Taiwanese voters
with the potential perils of closer ties with the mainland.
(Bloomberg, 2020)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-11/tsai-wins-second-term-in-landslide-as-voters-stand-up-to-beijing