carpet

Example Sentences

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Hell isn’t fire and brimstone after all; it’s wallpaper, beige carpet and drop ceilings.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

It had one bathroom, shaggy carpet, a dilapidated deck and no dishwasher.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

“We don’t have the magic carpet ride to Omaha,” Savage said, referring to the site of the College World Series.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Swinney said Hamilton was straying into "incredibly inappropriate territory" and denied trying to sweep the story under the carpet.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

The carpet was quite threadbare by now, the school full of broken hearts.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom