carpet

Example Sentences

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Hell isn’t fire and brimstone after all; it’s wallpaper, beige carpet and drop ceilings.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

“We don’t have the magic carpet ride to Omaha,” Savage said, referring to the site of the College World Series.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Swinney said Hamilton was straying into "incredibly inappropriate territory" and denied trying to sweep the story under the carpet.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Scarlett Johansson’s performance in the emotional crime drama sparked some of the first major Oscar chatter, though the actress was absent from the red carpet.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

The blade lands on the carpet without a sound.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer