carpeting
noun
Examples of carpeting in a Sentence
Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2024
To minimize risks associated with falling, Dr. Hoffman recommends double-checking for a harness before purchasing, ensuring the harness’ positioning is correct, and using the swing on a stable, flat surface—even fluffy carpeting could be a risk.
—Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 7 Mar. 2024
Interiors feature bourgeois comfort: pianos, wall-to-wall carpeting, fireplaces.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 5 Jan. 2024
Their house was grand—two sprawling stories overlooking Long Island Sound, most of it covered in cream carpeting, like at the Silvermans’.
—Emily Ziff Griffin, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2024
The warrant also said a neighbor saw Vargas throw away Arenas’ belongings and had the carpeting replaced in the home.
—Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2024
For years, the chemicals have been used in food containers, clothes, carpeting, cookware, cosmetics and even some medicines, all of which can end up in garbage cans.
—Chloe Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2024
It’s also designed to tackle pet hair, carpeting, and hard floors.
—Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 16 Feb. 2024
Whereas most scales need to be on hard flooring for accurate readings, the QardioBase X is advertised as suitable for use on carpeting.
—PCMAG, 6 Feb. 2024
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Word History
1758, in the meaning defined above
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