How to Use carpeting in a Sentence

carpeting

noun
  • The house has wall-to-wall carpeting in the bedrooms.
  • Walls were cut open to dry them out and all of the carpeting was ripped out.
    — Alex Putterman, courant.com, 4 Nov. 2021
  • One by one, the jets got a facelift, with leather seats, plush carpeting, and more legroom.
    — Barbara Peterson, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Mar. 2017
  • Loop pile carpeting is best for hiding dirt, and is very durable.
    — Lucia Tonelli, ELLE Decor, 13 Feb. 2019
  • 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
  • The carpeting was ripped and stained, and the vinyl ceiling in the kitchen sagged.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 21 June 2019
  • Gone are the red paint, dark carpeting and pleather banquettes.
    — Dominic Armato, azcentral, 9 Mar. 2020
  • This is the one room that has carpeting – the rest of the first floor has hardwood floors.
    — Margaret Demarino, courant.com, 30 Nov. 2017
  • The shell of the room is pale peach, its carpeting Sprig Green.
    — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 23 July 2021
  • Most cars have a spare tire kit in the trunk underneath the carpeting.
    — Krista Soriano, Cosmopolitan, 25 Feb. 2016
  • Here are a few tips and tricks to prevent future mold growth on your carpeting.
    — Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2024
  • Look for screws or bolts under the trunk carpeting between the wheel and the rear bumper.
    — John Decker, Popular Mechanics, 7 Feb. 2017
  • Even the chrome strips that used to hold down the carpeting in the cargo space are replaced.
    — Aaron Turpen, New Atlas, 14 Sep. 2024
  • The floors, blanketed in fluffy white carpeting, are soft on my feet.
    — Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 12 May 2022
  • Then use a rubber rake or a squeegee (for low-pile carpeting) to get every last hair out.
    — Martha Stewart, star-telegram, 2 Mar. 2018
  • Big box, little engine; lots of leather, carpeting, and wood-grain to push around.
    — Stephan Wilkinson, Car and Driver, 27 Aug. 2023
  • 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
  • The room also has turf carpeting to evoke the feeling of being on a field.
    — Nancy Trejos, USA TODAY, 22 Oct. 2017
  • Save old, clean scraps of carpeting, along with clean throw rugs, scraps of cloth, blankets and towels.
    — Heloise, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2019
  • If the trunk of your car smells, sprinkle baking soda over the carpeting.
    — Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2021
  • Even the carpeting on the runway was given a macro check treatment.
    — Stephanie Hirschmiller, ELLE, 21 June 2023
  • Cons The wall-to-wall carpeting may not appeal to some buyers.
    — Heather Senison, New York Times, 22 May 2025
  • Avoid carpeting areas that may get wet often.
    — Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 6 Jan. 2026
  • To build a car this fine and install carpeting that has enough nylon in it to cause a sparkle would not have been our way.
    — William Jeanes, Car and Driver, 30 June 2023
  • On Wednesday, children were adding a fresh coat of paint and rolled out new carpeting.
    — Meredith Colias-Pete, Post-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2018
  • 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 deep red carpeting and ornate decor of the Throne Room looks straight out of a movie.
    — Janaya Wecker, Town & Country, 30 Apr. 2022
  • Wall-to-wall carpeting extends into the dining room, next to the tiled kitchen.
    — Sandra Barrera, Oc Register, 14 Jan. 2026
  • The carpeting throughout is new.
    — Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Cons The brush head isn’t height-adjustable and struggles on high-pile carpeting.
    — Camryn Rabideau, Peoplemag, 14 Nov. 2023

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