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01. Wipe your feet on the [rug] before you come in.
02. Don't track dirt on the [rug], I just vacuumed it.
03. We should take the [rugs] to the cleaners; they smell pretty dusty.
04. The baby crawled across the [rug] towards the puppy.
05. Kurt tapped a couple of nails into the [rug] to hold it in place until he had finished cutting it.
06. We should get a little [rug] to put on the carpet below the desk where the kids put their feet when they're on the computer.
07. I took the [rug] outside and beat it with a tennis racquet to get it clean.
08. We bought a little handmade [rug] at a market in Cairo for about $10.
09. They picked up an authentic Persian [rug] at the flea market for $500.
10. The old man put a [rug] over his wife's shoulders to keep her warm.
11. A spark flew out of the fireplace and burnt a hole in the [rug].
12. The cat has peed on the living room [rug] again.
13. The apartment we've rented is in bad shape. The floors are filthy, and all the [rugs] have cigarette burns.
14. We put a [rug] with a rubber backing on the floor in the hall, so people wouldn't slip.
15. An Eskimo proverb advises, "Never pet a bear unless it is a [rug]."

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • Rug — Rug, v. t. To pull roughly or hastily; to plunder; to spoil; to tear. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • rug — [rʌg] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: From a Scandinavian language] 1.) a piece of thick cloth or wool that covers part of a floor, used for warmth or as a decoration →↑mat, carpet ↑carpet 2.) BrE a large piece of material that you can wrap around… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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