welcome mat
Example Sentences
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“We are right now not rolling out the welcome mat, we are putting up all sorts of signs saying stay away, and that’s what is resonating with fans and players,” said Bruen.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Uganda is among a raft of poorer countries pulling back the welcome mat, which officials here blame on deep cuts to American aid.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025
Spurs had finally agreed a deal after long negotiations and had the welcome mat ready until the Gunners stepped in to snatch the boyhood Arsenal fan, who was at the club until he was 13.
From BBC • Aug. 31, 2025
“While other nations are rolling out the welcome mat, the U.S. government is putting up the ‘closed’ sign,” Julia Simpson, the council’s president, said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2025
It was at the end of the narrow, low-ceilinged hallway and had a rag-rug welcome mat woven from the same fabrics as Mrs. Clarke’s trademark floral print dresses.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
