How to Use carpet in a Sentence

carpet

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  • The ground was covered by a carpet of leaves.
  • We bought a new carpet for the bedroom.
  • Which brand of carpet did you choose?
  • To sail on a ship and not wake up to a vast blue carpet of ocean?
    — Gary Shteyngart, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2024
  • He was joined on the carpet by his wife, Mary Beougher.
    — Rebecca Norris, Country Living, 12 May 2023
  • And from there of course many other shows got shoutouts from the stars on the carpet.
    — Anhar Karim, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
  • In pics from the carpet, Shay showed off her mega-strong legs and toned butt.
    — Jacqueline Tempera, Women's Health, 31 May 2023
  • From the ‘90s through the ‘00s there was a very distinct taste level that was on the carpet.
    — Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 3 Feb. 2024
  • The coin struck a desk before dropping to the carpet and rolling a few feet on its side across the room.
    — Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2023
  • The chairs had wheels that moved soundlessly across the carpet.
    — Ruby Cramer, Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2023
  • If Zendaya is going to do one thing on the carpet, it’s put on a show.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 15 Feb. 2024
  • The 15-foot carpets come with adhesive tape to keep them smooth and trip-free.
    — Bradley Geiser, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Once the clock struck 8 PM, a purple carpet revealed the on-theme path to dinner.
    — Eliseé Browchuk, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2023
  • It’s made of deer hair and the polyester Antron carpet that Close ripped out of his fishing cabin.
    — Max Norman, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2024
  • For glam, Collins brought her signature bold lip to the carpet teamed with a smoky eye.
    — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 16 Jan. 2024
  • On the carpet the honorees were quizzed on their proudest moment of the past year.
    — Meredith Woerner, Variety, 27 Oct. 2023
  • The furniture is broken, the walls are stained, the carpets are torn, and the smell is unbearable.
    — Kurt Knutsson, Fox News, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Dempsey posed on the carpet in a navy suit accented with brown stripes, a beige knit shirt and brown loafers.
    — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Gladden and Leeper make their way to the photo portion of the carpet.
    — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2024
  • Lush trees and thick grass carpet gently rolling hills.
    — Courtland Milloy, Washington Post, 12 July 2023
  • Nicole Kidman walked the carpet last night in a look that was both timeless and daring.
    — Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 May 2023
  • Sunday's carpet seemed to be a hotspot for stumbling stars.
    — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Half of a 20-foot by 12-foot room enclosed with white brick and cushioned by corse carpets.
    — Isiah Magsino, Town & Country, 3 Aug. 2023
  • The screen, filled with images at once colossal and weightless, may well be the biggest carpet in the city.
    — Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Producer Eriko Miyagawa told me on the carpet how quite a lot is new in this re-telling of the story.
    — Anhar Karim, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
  • This type of worm is usually found in carpet pythons, which happened to live near the lake area of the patient’s home.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2023
  • The vacuum is equipped with two suction speeds that can be used to clean carpets and hard floors like wood and tile.
    — Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 14 Oct. 2023
  • Inside was the body of a young woman, wrapped in sheets and other items, rolled in a carpet and tied up, then dumped in the Weser River.
    — Leo Sands, Washington Post, 10 May 2023
  • The vacuum’s 16 volts of power suck up dirt, dust, crumbs, pet hair, and more from carpets and hard floors.
    — Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
  • The museum has 1,700 pieces of art, and its carpet collection is among the most impressive in the world.
    — Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2023

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