How to Use tatami in a Sentence
tatami
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By this time, phones up and down the counter have been lifted from their phone-size tatami mats.
—Pete Wells, New York Times, 15 Nov. 2022
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One had tatami mats, an idea from a restaurant in Bangkok.
—Author: Robin Abcarian, Alaska Dispatch News, 13 Oct. 2017
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The son of a dirt-poor weaver of tatami mats, Asahara attended a boarding school for the blind.
—David E. Kaplan and Andrew Marshall, WIRED, 1 July 1996
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In Japan, this principle meant the widespread use of tatami -- floor mats made from rice straw.
—Georgia McCafferty, CNN, 20 June 2017
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The central sushi bar has been removed, and a sunken tatami table has been added as the new focal point.
—Courtney Dabney, star-telegram, 16 Mar. 2018
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Spring light shining in through the windows formed little sunny squares on the tatami.
—Haruki Murakami, The New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2023
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How Ono had jumped down onto all fours and begun licking the tatami mats and futon and squirmed on them like a beast.
—Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, 25 Oct. 2017
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The roadway was a river of fire, with homes and their contents, tatami mats, futons, rucksacks, all in flames.
—Brad Lendon and Emiko Jozuka, CNN, 7 Mar. 2020
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Most of the spacious rooms are Western in style, with beds rather than futons, and trade in tatami mats for wooden flooring.
—Christina Liao, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2023
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Most of the spacious rooms are Western in style, with beds rather than futons, and trade in tatami mats for wooden flooring.
—Christina Liao, Vogue, 12 Jan. 2018
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Subtly strewed aluminum casts of leaves, roots and even anchovies lie on the floor, or else on tatami mats sheathed in sheets of pale silicone.
—Martha Schwendener, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024
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He initially was placed in a room of three tatami mats, about 80 square feet, and was sleeping on a futon, but was moved to a larger room with a bed, the lawyer said.
—Peter Landers, WSJ, 8 Jan. 2019
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Guests can opt for a Western-style bedroom on the ground floor or one of the traditional tatami rooms with futon beds upstairs.
—Caitie Kelly Chris Schalkx Jinnie Lee Kyle Beechey Cathy Erway Caitie Kelly, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2023
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Diners remove shoes, step on to tatami flooring and sit on a cushion before a low table.
—The Seattle Times, 7 Sep. 2018
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Both the semi-private tatami mat rooms and the chef’s choice omakase sushi option require advanced reservations.
—oregonlive, 17 Feb. 2023
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For example, the game room sports steel wall coverings, tatami mat ceilings, and suede galore.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 29 Sep. 2023
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Before her, an audience of hundreds sits on tatami mats.
—Ben Dooley, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2020
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Also lovingly displayed is the low tripod that Ozu used to shoot, as if from the point of view of a person seated on a tatami mat and participating in the scene.
—Peter Keough, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Apr. 2018
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Also in Shima, the rustic Hiogiso is a dockside ryokan with a cypress onsen and tatami-floor guest rooms.
—Adam H. Graham, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2017
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This is a traditional Japanese guesthouse with three rooms to rent, each with futons and tatami mats.
—The Washington Post, The Denver Post, 23 Feb. 2017
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Upstairs is a tatami room for tea ceremonies, where Singh will host tea masters visiting from Japan.
—New York Times, 17 Oct. 2023
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Turkey's Bilal Çiloğlu, the world's No. 9 lightweight, screamed and put his fists to his head after Ono pinned him helplessly to the tatami for an ippon, his wails echoing down the corridors.
—Greg Beacham, Star Tribune, 26 July 2021
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Our spacious tatami room had a wraparound terrace directly on the harbor and views from every window.
—Adam H. Graham, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2017
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But these new apartments — known as three-tatami rooms, based on how many standard Japanese floor mats would cover the living space — are pushing the boundaries of normal living.
—Hikari Hida, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2022
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The style of the property is traditional; tatami mats cover the floors, and most guests wear yukatas (a casual kimono) and tabi socks provided daily by the hotel.
—Jo Rodgers, Vogue, 29 Apr. 2018
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The Frenchman hadn't even stepped onto a tatami in a competitive match since winning his second Olympic final in Rio de Janerio 390 days ago.
—Henry Young, CNN, 5 Sep. 2017
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Osaka is not known for its relaxing onsen or graceful tatami-floored ryokan.
—Adam H. Graham, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Nov. 2019
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Magazine Nakahigashi’s restaurant, located not far from Monk, has only 12 counter seats (plus two small tatami rooms upstairs).
—Tom Downey, WSJ, 28 May 2018
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As for the rooms, décor is also traditional, with tatami-mat floors and low-lying furniture; some also have lovely open-air bathrooms.
—Alisha Prakash, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2017
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Okubo's daughter, Atsuko, then emerges from an adjoining room to greet visitors and escort them up a tight flight of stairs to a second-floor tatami room, the traditional setting for the tea ceremony.
—Miki Lendon and Brad Lendon, CNN, 6 July 2022
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