1
: covering the entire floor
wall-to-wall carpeting
2
a
: covering or filling one entire space or time
a party crammed with wall-to-wall bodies
b
: occurring or found everywhere : ubiquitous

Examples of wall-to-wall in a Sentence

television programming feels as if there are wall-to-wall sitcoms these days
Recent Examples on the Web As Indians consumed the wall-to-wall media coverage this past week of the most expensive wedding in history, the Ambani family affair has become a national Rorschach test. Anant Gupta, Washington Post, 16 July 2024 In a home with wall-to-wall carpeting, tile, hardwood, and area rugs, her floors have never looked better. Kayla Kitts, Peoplemag, 15 July 2024 The pair prioritized changes that would make the most of the pint-size footprint, like trading the main living area’s 8-foot ceiling for a vaulted one and replacing the front entry with wall-to-wall sliding glass doors that flood the cottage with light. Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 8 July 2024 The star of the space was Mele’s wall-to-wall carpet for Aronson Floor Covering emblazoned with soft blue botanicals—a pattern that continues to the canopy bed’s interior fabric, courtesy of Schumacher. Alia Akkam, Architectural Digest, 1 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for wall-to-wall 

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Word History

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of wall-to-wall was in 1946

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“Wall-to-wall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wall-to-wall. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

wall-to-wall

adjective
1
: covering the entire floor
wall-to-wall carpeting
2
: filling an entire space
a beach that was wall-to-wall sunbathers

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