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Example Sentences

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I had plenty to put under the tree for each kid, but all I had for my husband was an out-of-season sweater and a new bathmat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

You couldn’t miss the integrity of Mr. DeMarco’s cooking, even though he did it standing still on a patch of kitchen floor no bigger than a bathmat.

From New York Times • Mar. 17, 2022

Maybe there’s a ring of residue in the tub, signs of mold or mildew on the tile or grout, pinkish scum on the shower curtain or slimy stuff on the rubber bathmat.

From Washington Post • Mar. 10, 2022

“I think stepping on a bathmat with wet feet is a wildly inconsiderate thing to do to your roommates. This is real.”

From The Verge • Jan. 14, 2020

Mrs. Glass, who had resumed staring at the blue bathmat, gave an absent-minded nod at this “fair warning.”

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger