carpet

Example Sentences

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Some of the people who decide what goes into them have rolled out the red carpet for Elon Musk’s rocketry and AI company.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

But the ceremony made headlines when Labour's soon-to-be Prime Minister Tony Blair attended with his wife Cherie, walking the red carpet alongside King.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Non-native grasses that have taken hold “create a carpet of highly flammable material for much of the year,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Crowds of men in matching tracksuits clapped in unison and waved national flags as sand-coloured stallion Hankerven, adorned with jewellery and a traditional carpet, clinched the top prize.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

There on the carpet was Lamont, cool as a cucumber, as if we’d taken ages.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck