linoleum

Example Sentences

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The dormitory, clean and no-frills, stood up admirably to six medium-size children playing strenuously athletic hide-and-seek in and around its many closets, well-worn couches and linoleum floor.

From New York Times

Mr. Bryan shifted his style depending on the story he was telling, moving from woodcut or linoleum block prints to watercolor and acrylic paint.

From Washington Post

Michael Carnahan’s set, expanding in grunginess on his earlier version, turns grime into a kind of pulp poetry, from the peeling linoleum to the succulents striving to survive in a barely translucent window.

From New York Times

Investigators searched Durst’s apartment, spotting small cuts in the linoleum floor and blood stains they would match to Black.

From Los Angeles Times

Before the days of antiseptic supermarkets, with their fluorescent lights and linoleum floors, food was sold in very different types of markets, most of which would not pass muster to a modern health inspector.

From Salon