Examples of tatami in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Fitted with traditional tatami flooring, luxuriously comfortable futon mattresses, and enormous soaking tubs, the 84 rooms here ensure complete serenity and peace. — John Wogan, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2020 Turkey's Bilal Çiloğlu, the world's No. 9 lightweight, screamed and put his fists to his head after Ono pinned him helplessly to the tatami for an ippon, his wails echoing down the corridors. — Greg Beacham, Star Tribune, 26 July 2021 Before her, an audience of hundreds sits on tatami mats. — Ben Dooley, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2020 The roadway was a river of fire, with homes and their contents, tatami mats, futons, rucksacks, all in flames. — Brad Lendon And Emiko Jozuka, CNN, 7 Mar. 2020 Osaka is not known for its relaxing onsen or graceful tatami-floored ryokan. — Adam H. Graham, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Nov. 2019 Traditional Japanese rectilinear designs had gable roofs and rooms matching the dimensions of tatami mats. — Davina Jackson, Quartzy, 18 Sep. 2019 Fortress says its improvements, such as replacing tatami mats with flooring and adding feature-rich Japanese toilets, have lifted the occupancy rate at all its buildings to 56% currently from 33% in 2017. — Kosaku Narioka, WSJ, 18 June 2019 Diners remove shoes, step on to tatami flooring and sit on a cushion before a low table. — The Seattle Times, 7 Sep. 2018

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