How to Use mat in a Sentence

mat

1 of 2 noun

• On the mats, in a ring, in a cage.
  — Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
• Next on his list of things to move is door mats.
  — Juan Fernandez, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
• Weigh-ins over, the wrestlers warm up on all four mats.
  — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
• Winecup forms a 6-inch mat and will self-seed.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2026
• Five or six wrestling mats were spread out across a gym floor.
  — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 2 Jan. 2026
• Store wet shoes on a rubber mat.
  — Emily Benda Gaylord, The Spruce, 30 Dec. 2025
• Place a dark mat in a light bathtub.
  — Brandi Jones, Health, 25 Feb. 2026
• Rest your chin or forehead on your mat.
  — Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 30 Oct. 2025
• What’s the best baby play mat to buy?
  — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
• Think guests with dogs, guests with yoga mats.
  — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026
• There's blood already on both sides of the mat.
  — Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
• Now, the challenge is to get back up off the mat.
  — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 14 May 2026
• This warmth can be achieved by using a seedling heat mat.
  — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 22 Feb. 2026
• Lie prone on the mat with your arms stretched overhead.
  — Leoni Jesner, Health, 1 Nov. 2025
• Men knelt for evening prayer on straw mats in a barren field.
  — Sima Diab, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2023
• The man was wrapped in a sleeping mat and dragged through the snow.
  — Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 2 June 2023
• Beat the heat and get your pup this cooling mat for long road trips.
  — Jessie Quinn, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026
• The paint around the door was blistered, and the mat was charred black.
  — Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
• Add a few drops of olive oil and dish soap to a cleaning mat or bowl.
  — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
• The area has a spring floor, turf floor, crash mats, and vault boxes.
  — Matias Ocner, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
• His sister, Marie, made her own mark on the mat.
  — Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 20 Feb. 2026
• Trim the mat to fit the corks if necessary.
  — Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Dec. 2025
• Adhesion is how well the mat sticks to the tub floor.
  — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025
• Leave the mats out in the sun for several hours to dry.
  — Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Jan. 2026
• Please bring a yoga mat and a large towel.
  — Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2025
• Please bring a yoga mat and a large towel.
  — Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2025
• Please bring a yoga mat and a large towel.
  — Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
• Please bring a yoga mat and a large towel.
  — Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
• Please bring a yoga mat and a large towel.
  — Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
• Please bring a yoga mat and a large towel.
  — Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025

mat

2 of 2 verb

• Her hair was matted and her eyes were wild.
  — Will MacKin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026
• Rake to break up any old mulch that’s matted down.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2026
• It is matted, heavy, and pulls at her neck with constant pain.
  — Samantha Stokes, Essence, 6 May 2026
• Leaving castor oil in your hair too long may lead to build-up or matting.
  — Brittany Lubeck, Verywell Health, 4 June 2025
• The screen is surrounded by white matting with a thin black frame around it.
  — Will Greenwald, PCMAG, 14 Sep. 2023
• When adding whole leaves, mix them into the compost pile to avoid matting.
  — Lauren David, Southern Living, 20 Nov. 2024
• The leaves will pile up and mat down and result in endless bare, dead patches.
  — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 20 Nov. 2021
• The layers of paper need to be thin to reduce the risk of matting.
  — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 June 2025
• Covered in fleas, stickers, fur matted, hadn’t been groomed, and scared.
  — Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
• This helps prevent future matting while keeping your dog's coat healthy and shiny.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 29 Aug. 2023
• Owners also need to care for a thick, wavy coat that’s low-shedding but can get matted.
  — Jennifer Peltz, Twin Cities, 30 Dec. 2025
• Drain mats trap food underneath and create a moist, dark space for bacteria to grow in.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 15 May 2026
• The work is difficult, with the players’ hair soaked with sweat and matted by their helmets.
  — Tim Graham, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
• Trimming long hair around the paws can prevent matting and reduce the amount of dirt your dog brings into the house.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 31 July 2023
• When the lawn is wet, clippings will clump up and mat down on the grass, leading to unhealthy conditions over time.
  — David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 23 June 2026
• The animals’ golden-brown fur is matted with blood, their muzzles locked in an eternal snarl.
  — Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
• But, the mixture of grass clippings and tree leaves may mat together to keep water from reaching the roots of the plants.
  — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 1 May 2021
• The canine was given his name after he was discovered with his fur badly matted to his body.
  — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 25 July 2023
• His white shirt is blood stained and blood can be seen running down his face and matted in his hair a crowd assist him to the medical staff.
  — Hannah Parry barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
• This one’s appropriate for everything from rounds of cardio to mat work.
  — Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 13 Aug. 2022
• Rake The Leaves A thick layer of leaves will mat down and block sunlight from reaching your lawn.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 21 Jan. 2026
• Rake The Leaves A thick layer of leaves will mat down and block sunlight from reaching your lawn.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2025
• Cutting your lawn slightly shorter in autumn helps prevent the grass from matting under leaves and snow.
  — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2024
• Within a few weeks, my hair had stiffened and matted into sprouts of thick antennae, bursting from my head.
  — Safiya Sinclair, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023
• Larry shed two pounds of weight during his makeover, which saw a grooming team shaving his overgrown hair that covered his eyes and was matted.
  — Raven Brunner, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
• Some shampoos may be explicitly formulated for long-haired breeds or those prone to matting.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 29 Aug. 2023
• Among the haunting remnants, one image has stayed with me—a child's lock of hair, neatly plaited and tied with a small red ribbon, matted with mud.
  — Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
• English also says that protective or tight styles can also lead to matting if left in too long, by compacting tangles at the base.
  — Grace McCarty, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2025
• The high densities of brine flies — so dense shorelines can look like they are matted with tar — are an indication of a healthy lake, not a pestilent one.
  — Daniel Rothberg, Vox, 1 Oct. 2024
• Doing so prevents the grass clippings from becoming matted, which reduces airflow to the soil below.
  — Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 22 May 2026