mat

Example Sentences

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In her return to MMA, Rousey quickly took Carano down to the mat at the start of the round.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

She said the campaign was "far from over" and would not be "swept under the mat".

From BBC • May 14, 2026

“It’s six lousy minutes on the mat, if that,” Swain insists.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

"I thought Canada is safe," he said, next to sweets spread out on the boxing ring's mat, part of festivities marking the Persian New Year, called Nowruz.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

I saw one of them take three grains of roasted corn out of his pocket and drop them into his bowl, and I realized he must have picked them off my sleeping mat.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo