magic carpet

noun

in stories

: a carpet that can carry a person through the air

Examples of magic carpet in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Even when the wacky Halifax weather hurls the wildest of curveballs at the SailGP fleet, somehow Tom Slingsby and the irrepressible Australians ride their magic carpet of consummate skill and a decent dose of luck to lead the standings after the first day of the Canada Sail Grand Prix. — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 21 June 2026

But as much as Dwyer remains the group’s center of gravity, the album really belongs to bassist Tim Hellman and twin stick-handlers Dan Rincon and Paul Quattrone, whose Tago-via-Lagos grooves serve as the magic carpet that their frontman can ride into the sun. — Stuart Berman, Pitchfork, 18 June 2026

The magic carpet ride of a season that included a Western League co-championship and a playoff run through the Loser’s Bracket that culminated in a CIF San Diego Section Open Division championship came to a crashing end Tuesday for the Patrick Henry High School baseball team. — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2026

No chase scenes through Europe or magic carpet rides. — Caroline Carlson, Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026