How to Use carpet in a Sentence

carpet

noun
  • The ground was covered by a carpet of leaves.
  • We bought a new carpet for the bedroom.
  • Which brand of carpet did you choose?
  • Sweeney served a smokey eye on the carpet and left nary a crumb.
    ELLE, 4 May 2022
  • To sail on a ship and not wake up to a vast blue carpet of ocean?
    Gary Shteyngart, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2024
  • He was joined on the carpet by his wife, Mary Beougher.
    Rebecca Norris, Country Living, 12 May 2023
  • There is no carpet in the home and there is an open-floor plan.
    Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Jan. 2022
  • And from there of course many other shows got shoutouts from the stars on the carpet.
    Anhar Karim, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
  • The jokes get coughed up and sit there, like furballs on the carpet.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 13 July 2022
  • Tait's boyfriend Erik rips up the carpet in the viral video.
    Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Lots of big smiles and laughs on the carpet showed the expert lip at work.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 30 Mar. 2025
  • In pics from the carpet, Shay showed off her mega-strong legs and toned butt.
    Jacqueline Tempera, Women's Health, 31 May 2023
  • From the ‘90s through the ‘00s there was a very distinct taste level that was on the carpet.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 3 Feb. 2024
  • The flooring is in bad shape in the home’s two bedrooms, and the carpet in the girls’ room is decades old.
    John Johnston, The Enquirer, 9 Dec. 2021
  • The man went downstairs to find the living room carpet on fire and put out the fire.
    cleveland, 17 Dec. 2021
  • In the red carpet snaps, the whole crew rocked floral leis around their necks.
    Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 25 Nov. 2024
  • The two of you remain on the carpet until Aiden stands to get dressed.
    Bryan Washington, The New Yorker, 4 July 2022
  • The coin struck a desk before dropping to the carpet and rolling a few feet on its side across the room.
    Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2023
  • The chairs had wheels that moved soundlessly across the carpet.
    Ruby Cramer, Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2023
  • The men on the carpet weren’t afraid to push the envelope either.
    Isabel Lord, Forbes, 3 May 2022
  • One man handed out pieces of carpet for guests to put over the cold tile floor.
    Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2022
  • In the meantime, keep up with the glamorous looks that stars are bringing to the carpet.
    Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR, 15 Jan. 2023
  • Why not weld the rear doors shut, and rip out the carpet and sound deadening too?
    Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver, 7 Feb. 2023
  • The scooped chairs share the same shade of orange in the carpet and are designed with comfort in mind.
    Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2023
  • These are the fashion moments that caught our eye on the carpet.
    Essence, 13 Jan. 2023
  • The girls who get it know that the award show is not a regular carpet event.
    Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 4 Apr. 2022
  • The glamour didn't just stop at the Emmys carpet this year.
    Sabrina Park, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 Sep. 2022
  • Photos were snapped of stars on the blue carpet before the show, and on stage after the show.
    Dave Quinn, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
  • The Styrofoam beads spilled on out in a crackling mass of split matter and fixed to the carpet.
    Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2025
  • The three-stage cleaning system cleans carpets, tile and hardwood floors.
    Christopher Murray May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2025

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