How to Use mat in a Sentence

mat

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• Take moves from the mat to the screen with the Twister Air game!
  — The View, ABC News, 13 Dec. 2023
• Plus, the set comes with a floor mat to catch any spills.
  — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 22 Jan. 2024
• The man was wrapped in a sleeping mat and dragged through the snow.
  — Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 2 June 2023
• But Take Note: The floor mat doesn’t attach to the tent.
  — Tanya Edwards, Parents, 25 Nov. 2023
• Mazzulla has learned to bring the lessons of the mat to the hardwood.
  — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 6 May 2023
• Paul got out of it, and Paul threw a punch as Danis was on the mat.
  — Ryan Morik, Fox News, 14 Oct. 2023
• Bring your own yoga mat, and note that the event is open to ages 10 and over.
  — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2023
• How to Do It: Sit down on the floor or on a mat, keeping your feet on the ground.
  — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 13 July 2023
• The options on the test SUV are: just the carpeted floor mats for $210.
  — Tony Leopardo, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2024
• Men knelt for evening prayer on straw mats in a barren field.
  — Sima Diab, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2023
• She was once again allegedly made to sleep on the thin mat.
  — María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2023
• The 25-inch by 17-inch mats fit most standard ovens but can be cut if need be.
  — Gabriela Izquierdo, Southern Living, 2 Dec. 2023
• Bring your mat to the Bear Statue at Fern Dell to stretch your body in nature.
  — Michael Charboneau, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024
• The set comes with two silicone mats to shape dough logs.
  — Madeline Diamond, wsj.com, 19 Dec. 2023
• These handmade mats are a stunning way to pay homage to that.
  — Alesandra Dubin, Good Housekeeping, 22 Aug. 2023
• Also, the courts will have acoustic mats around them to dampen the sound, and the lights will be off and the gates locked from 10 p.m. to 8 a.m.
  — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2024
• Lift your head, neck, and shoulders off the mat and extend your arms right by your sides.
  — Good Housekeeping, 28 Apr. 2023
• After the storm had passed, the tester separated the rug from the rug mat and hung both of them up to dry.
  — Belle Duchene, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 May 2023
• Later that night, those same mats would be spread across the floor for five people to sleep.
  — Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2023
• The mat features fish that swim around in the water and vibrant sea creatures on the back and sides.
  — Maya Polton, Parents, 29 Mar. 2024
• As Dream giggled and sat on the sled, Chyna, 35, moved the heavy machine across a black mat.
  — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 23 Aug. 2023
• Dempsey knocks Tunney to the mat, but Dempsey doesn’t go to a neutral corner.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2023
• There is also a 12- by 12-inch cutting mat that comes with it.
  — Nor'adila Hepburn, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2024
• Many of the best silicone baking mats will cost you the same price—or more— for just one mat.
  — Rachel Simon, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Dec. 2023
• In some temperatures, Brien said that the mats can even save lives.
  — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2024
• The Black Edition logo is also embossed on the front seats and floor mats.
  — Tony Leopardo, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2024
• The Pronto's strap clips around your stroller handle and the mat wipes off easily.
  — Jamie Spain and Jessica Hartshorn, Good Housekeeping, 15 Aug. 2023
• The researchers collected his sweat on a mat on the floor and squeegeed it into a bucket.
  — Bill Gifford, Men's Health, 12 June 2023
• Sweat dribbles off my nose and onto the mat, little raindrops of exertion.
  — Abby Ellin, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 May 2024
• Unlike a facial device or massage gun, the pulsations are barely noticeable, and when paired with the lapping waves of the Pacific Ocean down below, the mat was a perfect way to unwind under the Malibu sun.
  — Tim Chan, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 May 2024

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mat

2 of 2 verb

• The wavy brown hair of the killer matted down by earmuffs.
  — Arelis R. Hernández, Washington Post, 24 Nov. 2023
• The leaves will pile up and mat down and result in endless bare, dead patches.
  — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 20 Nov. 2021
• The screen is surrounded by white matting with a thin black frame around it.
  — Will Greenwald, PCMAG, 14 Sep. 2023
• Trimming long hair around the paws can prevent matting and reduce the amount of dirt your dog brings into the house.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 31 July 2023
• But, the mixture of grass clippings and tree leaves may mat together to keep water from reaching the roots of the plants.
  — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 1 May 2021
• This helps prevent future matting while keeping your dog's coat healthy and shiny.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 29 Aug. 2023
• The canine was given his name after he was discovered with his fur badly matted to his body.
  — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 25 July 2023
• Within a few weeks, my hair had stiffened and matted into sprouts of thick antennae, bursting from my head.
  — Safiya Sinclair, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023
• Grass clippings and leaves can easily mat and compact, reducing oxygen in the bin and suffocating the worms.
  — Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2022
• Buttar expressed her shock at the lack of adequate crash matting and remarked during the sentencing that Watts was lucky to be alive, according to the news release.
  — Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2023
• The other school maintains that normal grass height can contribute to matting as the grass emerges from dormancy (and in conjunction with spring fertlization).
  — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 22 Aug. 2023
• Some shampoos may be explicitly formulated for long-haired breeds or those prone to matting.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 29 Aug. 2023
• Andrew Smithwick was last seen about four weeks ago, toting a heavy pack on a bicycle along a highway in New Mexico, an overgrown beard matting his weathered face.
  — Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 17 June 2023
• The investigation also cited other failings, including a lack of inspection of Watts’ harness within the last six months and the failure to extend crash matting after the sequence of the stunt was changed.
  — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2023
• For the evaporative sweat to really work, hair (or fur, which is just another name for hair on nonhuman animals) gets in the way, matting down when wet and interfering with the efficient transfer of heat away from your body.
  — Jeff Goodell, Time, 6 July 2023
• The wavy brown hair of the killer matted down by earmuffs.
  — Arelis R. Hernández, Washington Post, 24 Nov. 2023
• The leaves will pile up and mat down and result in endless bare, dead patches.
  — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 20 Nov. 2021
• The screen is surrounded by white matting with a thin black frame around it.
  — Will Greenwald, PCMAG, 14 Sep. 2023
• Trimming long hair around the paws can prevent matting and reduce the amount of dirt your dog brings into the house.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 31 July 2023
• But, the mixture of grass clippings and tree leaves may mat together to keep water from reaching the roots of the plants.
  — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 1 May 2021
• This helps prevent future matting while keeping your dog's coat healthy and shiny.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 29 Aug. 2023
• The canine was given his name after he was discovered with his fur badly matted to his body.
  — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 25 July 2023
• Within a few weeks, my hair had stiffened and matted into sprouts of thick antennae, bursting from my head.
  — Safiya Sinclair, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023
• Grass clippings and leaves can easily mat and compact, reducing oxygen in the bin and suffocating the worms.
  — Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2022
• Buttar expressed her shock at the lack of adequate crash matting and remarked during the sentencing that Watts was lucky to be alive, according to the news release.
  — Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2023
• The other school maintains that normal grass height can contribute to matting as the grass emerges from dormancy (and in conjunction with spring fertlization).
  — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 22 Aug. 2023
• Some shampoos may be explicitly formulated for long-haired breeds or those prone to matting.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 29 Aug. 2023
• Andrew Smithwick was last seen about four weeks ago, toting a heavy pack on a bicycle along a highway in New Mexico, an overgrown beard matting his weathered face.
  — Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 17 June 2023
• The investigation also cited other failings, including a lack of inspection of Watts’ harness within the last six months and the failure to extend crash matting after the sequence of the stunt was changed.
  — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2023
• For the evaporative sweat to really work, hair (or fur, which is just another name for hair on nonhuman animals) gets in the way, matting down when wet and interfering with the efficient transfer of heat away from your body.
  — Jeff Goodell, Time, 6 July 2023

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024