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
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The wall-to-wall sliding glass door and the double-pane glass windows throughout offer plenty of natural light, making the home feel open and airy. Toni Sutton, People.com, 22 June 2025 But the scale of the coverage is well below the wall-to-wall approach seen following the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel two years ago. Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2025 The scale of the archive is enormous: an entire room of wall-to-wall audio reels. Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 June 2025 Find wall-to-wall tomes at Downtown Books; stop for a glass of wine at NouVines or cup of coffee at Charis Coffee Company; and shop for unique souvenirs at Sisters Boutiques and Gifts or Nest. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 14 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for wall-to-wall

Word History

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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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 30 Jun. 2025.

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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