How to Use rug in a Sentence

rug

noun

• You could tell that he was wearing a rug.
• I accidentally spilled wine on the rug.
• Like poop in the living room, pee on the couch and barf on the rug.
  — Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2024
• The colors in the rugs tie to the pillows, the throw, the lamp and even the painting on the wall.
  — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Oct. 2024
• Your father had his beard down in the rug and his butt in the air.
  — Benjamin Nugent, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2024
• Jute area rugs are some of the most durable rugs, and this one is on sale for $101.
  — Carly Totten, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2023
• But at the hour of greatest triumph, the rug was pulled out.
  — Dom Amore, courant.com, 29 Dec. 2021
• The lines in the rug, for instance, evoke the Pinheiros River that runs through the city.
  — Dana Givens, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2022
• The washable designs mean that your rug can stand the test of time.
  — Elsie Boskamp, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2024
• The 6 x 9-foot rug is just right for my small-to-medium-sized space.
  — Bridget Degnan, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Apr. 2024
• The works that pull the rug out from under me are his cities and landscapes.
  — Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2021
• The low-pile rug has a neutral striped pattern that’s easy to style.
  — Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 17 Apr. 2024
• The rug is stain-resistant but very easy to spot clean in a pinch.
  — Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 1 June 2024
• One couple took rugs from their home to use for walking down the aisle.
  — Alix Strauss, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024
• George, a nine-year-old Newfoundland, sprawls like a bear rug by the hearth.
  — Blair Braverman, Outside Online, 2 Dec. 2024
• The rug came from the owners’ long ago trip to Morocco.
  — Marni Elyse Katz, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Jan. 2023
• One man got down on his knees and kissed the rug emblazoned with the ship’s logo.
  — Ceylan Yeginsu Scott McIntyre, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2024
• The jute and cotton rug continues the pattern and color of the white oak floor.
  — Marni Elyse Katz, BostonGlobe.com, 9 June 2023
• Graydn is now in third grade, and Locraft has a new group of second-graders on her big blue rug.
  — Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2022
• Weathered beams and an antique rug help the room feel layered and lived-in.
  — Rachel Barrett, Country Living, 5 Sep. 2023
• Noguchi lighting and Maharam rugs to add to the classic feel.
  — Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 11 Dec. 2023
• This might be fine, except the rug will have to be the size of the entire U.S., according to a new study.
  — Mark Gongloff, Boston Herald, 28 Dec. 2024
• In this one, the floors are kept clear aside from the jute rug and a relaxing sage green paint color sets the scene.
  — Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 13 Jan. 2023
• Red in the rug, ottoman, and wood-burning oven nods to bygone barns.
  — Andrea Crowley, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Feb. 2023
• Over two decades, Meta has sometimes pulled the rug out from under coders.
  — Mike Isaac, New York Times, 29 May 2024
• But the only way for true healing to take place is to take it out from under the rug and deal with it.
  — Roy S. Johnson | [e-mail], al, 4 Apr. 2022
• There was a down comforter and pillows and a little rug, too.
  — AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2023
• She was distracted and did not see that a binding had come loose from the rug.
  — Ellen Barry, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2023
• When speaking to the media, Scott emphasized how important the right rug is to a space.
  — Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Feb. 2025
• Yet, the harsh reality of Daytona pulled the rug from under them.
  — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025

Last Updated: 14 Mar 2025