Example Sentences

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Since 2023 Noah's Ark Centre and, later the Carpets Like a Boss project, have carpeted more than 600 homes in Calderdale, and there are still around 80 people on the waiting list.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2025

Lupines, ocotillos and yellow brickellbush have carpeted the desert floor near Joshua Tree National Park.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2023

As cell phones have carpeted the globe and become essential to lifestyles from Africa to Asia to America, some have wondered if the devices might come with a hidden health cost.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 23, 2010

"You have carpeted the ground for me with rose leaves which these little hands have wantonly spoiled," he said with his usual gallantry.

From Lily Pearl and The Mistress of Rosedale by Glenwood, Ida

Mosses may have carpeted the moist ground, but nothing in the nature of grass or flowers had yet appeared.

From The Story of Evolution by McCabe, Joseph