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

As always, there were some style missteps, and tripping on trains and jostling dress-jams when too many oversized gowns arrived at the same time at the bottom of the famous red carpet steps.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Another wave crashed in the room below, and water sprayed up through the stairwell, sloshing on the upstairs carpet.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz