1
: covering the entire floor
wall-to-wall carpeting
2
a
: covering or filling one entire space or time
a party crammed with wall-to-wall bodies
b
: occurring or found everywhere : ubiquitous

Examples of wall-to-wall in a Sentence

television programming feels as if there are wall-to-wall sitcoms these days
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Get in the game with wall-to-wall college football coverage on Fubo. Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025 Many of the nation’s leading newscasts and daytime cable news shows feature wall-to-wall ads for drugs to combat conditions ranging from obesity to eczema and Crohn’s disease. Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 14 Sep. 2025 Experience the championship showdown with wall-to-wall HD screens, VIP seating, premium bottle service, and a party atmosphere that keeps the adrenaline high all night. Nasha Smith, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025 Ditto for the green wall-to-wall in the primary bedroom, which, like the second bedroom, is generously sized and has truly lovely views. Katie McDonough, Curbed, 8 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wall-to-wall

Word History

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of wall-to-wall was in 1946

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“Wall-to-wall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wall-to-wall. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

wall-to-wall

adjective
1
: covering the entire floor
wall-to-wall carpeting
2
: filling an entire space
a beach that was wall-to-wall sunbathers

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