rug

Example Sentences

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The mayor described his approach as: “Don’t sweep it under the rug; don’t look the other way. Admit that we have a problem.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

She chose a leopard-print rug and filled the rooms with plants.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Sherman Adams, Eisenhower’s chief of staff, resigned in 1958 after refusing to answer questions about a vicuña coat and an Asian rug given to him by a textile manufacturer.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026

Among the ruins, there's still one red rug pinned firmly to a living-room wall.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

There was even a pretty rug at the far end of the room where there were no desks, only shelves of books that looked like real books, not schoolbooks.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan