sweeping

/ˈswiːpɪŋ/ adjective

Definition

› [always before noun] affecting many things or people: sweeping changes/reforms

sweeping statement/generalization › when someone says something that is very general and has not been carefully thought about

(Definition of sweeping adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

If two people are thrown together, they meet each other in a way that was not planned, or events...

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