carpet

Example Sentences

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"They're just brushing it all under the carpet," she said.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

A commenter branded it an example of “the Backrooms,” described as “nothing but the stink of old moist carpet, the madness of mono-yellow, the endless background noise of fluorescent lights at maximum hum-buzz.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

"I've had to sort a huge carpet for the swimming pool, which is around 170 metres squared."

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

"I wanted the audience to be able to sympathize with him at times, and be terrified of him at times," Antosca told AFP on the Los Angeles red carpet.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

He spied the gum wrapper with “Paige Kaminski” written on it on the carpet, but it drifted out of his mind as soon as he sat down on his bed and got to work.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly