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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State of play: Downtown's heating up with concerts, free events and wall-to-wall basketball energy. Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025 Full of personality, this place is known for its wall-to-wall kitschy vintage collection (a buggy from the horse-and-buggy days hangs from the ceiling) and a Jiffy Burger that’s slathered with peanut butter. Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025 The French media, which had long remained relatively silent on the allegations, is now giving the trial wall-to-wall coverage. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2025 There is no shortage of options coming up this weekend amid the wall-to-wall March Madness action from Thursday through Sunday. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 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 7 Apr. 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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