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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An American Airlines passenger jet collided with a U.S Army helicopter Wednesday night while landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washinton D.C., causing news outlets like AP, CNN, New York Times, ABC and more to commence wall-to-wall coverage of the tragic accident. Jack Dunn, Variety, 30 Jan. 2025 But widespread additions over the last 15 years include two video boards, bleacher expansion, wall-to-wall signage, Gallagher Way and multiple patios, including two others in the bleachers in the left-field well and under the right-field video board. Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025 The day’s wall-to-wall news coverage treated Mr. Trump’s second inauguration as something both familiar and highly unusual. James Poniewozik, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025 Beautiful wall-to-wall carpet can look modern, as well as do its duty of adding warmth, texture, and reducing noise. Jennifer Beck Goldblatt, Architectural Digest, 9 Jan. 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 6 Feb. 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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