How to Use welcome mat in a Sentence

welcome mat

noun

• But sandy shorelines to the north and south put out the welcome mat.
  — Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2021
• The melody is no longer a farewell but a welcome mat to the ears to come inside.
  — Mark Swed, latimes.com, 17 June 2018
• But rolling out the welcome mat has been anything but smooth.
  — Anne Ryman, The Arizona Republic, 24 Sep. 2020
• For the new coronavirus, a boost in ACE2 would be like a welcome mat.
  — Mark Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2020
• But then the welcome mat was pulled in the mid-1980s when city officials said enough, and no more.
  — Austen Erblat, sun-sentinel.com, 22 Mar. 2021
• Hotels aren’t the only ones rolling out the welcome mat.
  — Debra Kamin, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2021
• Then last year the welcome mat was pulled from under our feet.
  — Yvonne Morris McCallum, WSJ, 11 Sep. 2017
• Each piece was about the size of a welcome mat, taking two people to lug it.
  — Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2012
• Add a creative touch to your front porch with an easy DIY welcome mat.
  — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 July 2022
• In the latest blow, a city where a team had planned to train decided to yank away the welcome mat.
  — Victor Mather, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2020
• The sound of shoes rubbing against a welcome mat came from another part of the house.
  — Nicolette Polek, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
• Your place might be about to transform into the hottest place in town, so go ahead and roll out the welcome mat!
  — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2023
• Table opened the front door and Lady stood on the welcome mat, looked down at the turquoise carpet.
  — Hazlitt, 14 June 2023
• But not all residents are ready to lay out the welcome mat.
  — Caroline O’Donovan, Anchorage Daily News, 21 June 2022
• Sounds like a school deserving of one more walk down the Big 12 welcome mat.
  — Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas News, 26 July 2023
• Let your hosting side out for the evening — or look up some hosting tips — and get the welcome mat ready!
  — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 13 Mar. 2024
• For most people, that consists of four walls and a welcome mat.
  — Briannah Rivera, Seventeen, 5 June 2023
• Get the good times going on the other side of the welcome mat at Ellis in Tracy.
  — Bang Advertising Staff and Correspondents, The Mercury News, 12 June 2024
• From the sound of the initial response, the county and Pleasanton locals aren’t ready to roll out the welcome mat.
  — Phil Matier, SFChronicle.com, 28 Oct. 2020
• Now the family will roll out the welcome mat in grand fashion.
  — Nancy Ngo, Star Tribune, 4 June 2021
• Rolling out the welcome mat Consider the trends recorded by Gallup, a polling firm.
  — Mariano Sana, The Conversation, 8 Aug. 2019
• The welcome mat is always out for pets at The River Oaks, Romans said.
  — Valerie Sweeten, Houston Chronicle, 24 Mar. 2018
• The nation's largest homebuilder is rolling out the welcome mat for Amazon's Alexa.
  — Josh Boak, USA TODAY, 29 May 2018
• Kelsea Ballerini isn't rolling up the welcome mat on Chase Stokes.
  — Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 1 May 2023
• Bob Odenkirk doesn't need to pack his bags and find a new network home, because AMC is rolling out the welcome mat again.
  — Dan Snierson, EW.com, 6 Apr. 2022
• Or maybe the good people of Shell Lake and hereabouts earned it by putting out the small-town, big-hearted welcome mat.
  — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7 May 2022
• The fumes of acrylic polish waft through an entryway that’s marked with a $100-bill welcome mat.
  — Kate Branch, Vogue, 7 May 2018
• The welcome mat will be out for neighbors, friends and family.
  — Cori Brown, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 27 Mar. 2021
• An old couch with a giant stuffed frog lurks in one corner, and welcome mats from Pho Bac still adorn the entrance.
  — Kate Washington, sacbee, 12 Apr. 2018
• Judging by those who were recognized at the 2018 Grammys, that welcome mat has yet to be rolled all the way out.
  — Elizabeth Greenwood, Glamour, 29 Jan. 2018

Last Updated: 29 Sep 2024