carpet
noun
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
carpets
Example Sentences
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She panics on red carpets and says interviews make her nervous, although she certainly doesn’t seem it today.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
The Backrooms began with a single unsettling image posted anonymously online: a claustrophobic warren of tawdrily yellow, windowless rooms with aged carpets and harsh overhead fluorescent lights.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026
And on red carpets and film festivals, you can find movie and industry leaders feeding their four favorite films into a microphone emblazoned with Letterboxd’s orange, green and blue dot logo.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
Props including a grand piano, carpets and a box of mirror balls have been seen being taken into the arena, while "no parking" signs have been placed around the vicinity.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
“Mrs. Caruthers doesn’t like anyone tracking mud and dirt onto her carpets, so whenever you arrive you’ll switch out your shoes for a pair of these. Understood?”
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
