carpet

Example Sentences

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They shouldn’t trip when they walk down the red carpet.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

"That is why our flag features carpet motifs and our coat of arms depicts the Akhal-Teke."

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

She was last seen on the red carpet at this year's Mobo Awards in Manchester.

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

Many of the facts linking some of America’s greatest men with the basic evil of slavery have been swept under the carpet.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis