How to Use carpeting in a Sentence

carpeting

noun
  • The house has wall-to-wall carpeting in the bedrooms.
  • These buyers want to see higher grade fixtures, high end carpeting.
    Carpenter Realtors, Indianapolis Star, 23 Apr. 2018
  • Hardwood floors make up the living areas, while carpeting is found in the bedrooms, and tiling in the bathrooms.
    Lauren Ro, Curbed, 9 Apr. 2018
  • Damp carpeting, loose tiles, peeling linoleum and cupping wood flooring are common signs of wet subflooring.
    Wilson Weaver, chicagotribune.com, 9 Apr. 2018
  • For one, the carpeting in the living room needs to go, and balancing the white-hot interiors with some color is a must.
    Lauren Ro, Curbed, 23 Apr. 2018
  • Six of the bedrooms have ensuite bathrooms, and the master bedroom boasts a walk-in closet with chic carpeting and wood paneling.
    Danielle Fox, ELLE Decor, 17 Apr. 2018
  • When the kitchen was finished, Masters removed the wall-to-wall carpeting in the dining room to reveal wood flooring, which gave that room a fresh look.
    Diane Fiske, Philly.com, 18 Apr. 2018
  • Approved fire doors didn’t exist, and two second-floor fire doors that could have kept smoke from spreading were off their hinges because new carpeting had been laid and the doors didn’t fit over it.
    New York Times, 13 Apr. 2018
  • When Vogue toured the complex last year, it was adorned with oversized purple velvet chairs, celestial carpeting, and flowers.
    Alice Bell, Vogue, 19 Apr. 2018
  • Bulk items include furniture, appliances, carpeting and any large objects that do not fit into the blue trash containers.
    Linda G. Kramer, cleveland.com, 10 Apr. 2018
  • Downstairs are another bedroom, a study, and a spacious family room with a brick fireplace and groovy red carpeting, bringing the bedroom and bathroom count to four apiece.
    Lauren Ro, Curbed, 13 Apr. 2018
  • Braeger has maintained the historic feel of the wooden interior, while adding new carpeting, renovating the bathrooms and upgrading the kitchen.
    Jeff Rumage, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2018
  • This quote doesn't include appliances or carpeting according to a contract supplied at a commission meeting on Nov. 8.
    Emily Bloch, Sun-Sentinel.com, 19 Apr. 2018
  • The carpeting was ripped and stained, and the vinyl ceiling in the kitchen sagged.
    Shawn Tully, Fortune, 21 June 2019
  • And who is left to clean the blood from your carpeting?
    Nancy Brophy, Harper’s Magazine , 22 June 2022
  • The shell of the room is pale peach, its carpeting Sprig Green.
    Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 23 July 2021
  • My wife helped me with a lot of the trim work at the end, like the carpeting and things like that.
    A.j. Baime, WSJ, 10 Sep. 2022
  • Walls were cut open to dry them out and all of the carpeting was ripped out.
    Alex Putterman, courant.com, 4 Nov. 2021
  • The deep red carpeting and ornate decor of the Throne Room looks straight out of a movie.
    Janaya Wecker, Town & Country, 30 Apr. 2022
  • Even the chrome strips that used to hold down the carpeting in the cargo space are replaced.
    Aaron Turpen, New Atlas, 14 Sep. 2024
  • Thick carpeting muffles the low growl of the engine and the tireless smacking of the waves on the hull.
    Ian Urbina, The Atlantic, 6 May 2021
  • The kitchen is from the ‘40s, the carpeting needs replacing — with lots of spots from the cat puking.
    Amy Dickinson, oregonlive, 18 Aug. 2021
  • The kitchen is from the ’40s, the carpeting needs replacing – with lots of spots from the cat puking.
    Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 17 Aug. 2021
  • The kitchen is from the '40s, the carpeting needs replacing — with lots of spots from the cat puking.
    Washington Post, 28 June 2021
  • Gone are the red paint, dark carpeting and pleather banquettes.
    Dominic Armato, azcentral, 9 Mar. 2020
  • Upstairs are four of the home’s five bedrooms, all of them decked out in wall-to-wall carpeting.
    James McClain, Robb Report, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Inside the chapel, with the red carpeting leading you to the coffin lays Cokes.
    Calvin Watkins, Dallas News, 7 June 2020
  • This rendering shows the leopard-print carpeting that's planned for the stairs and the green room.
    Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 May 2021
  • The brand’s signature rich purple shade Winter Bloom is used in carpeting and key fixtures across the store.
    Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The Irving Mall, a Texas shopping center that opened 53 years ago with wool carpeting and striped wallpaper, has seen better days.
    Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 6 Dec. 2024

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