How to Use parquet in a Sentence

parquet

noun
  • The floors are made to look like parquet.
    — Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
  • There was an oak parquet floor, and it had been restored and painted.
    — Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 8 Mar. 2023
  • The open kitchen–living room is narrow but long with great parquets.
    — Katie McDonough, Curbed, 18 May 2026
  • The parquet floor further adds to that forest feel.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 12 May 2026
  • But looking past that, the building is great and the parquets pass my inspection.
    — Nora Deligter, Curbed, 19 June 2026
  • Bereft, Louboutin designed a parquet floor as a replacement.
    — Dana Thomas, Architectural Digest, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Some of the rooms have wallpaper and parquet flooring, which may not be desirable.
    — Claudia Gryvatz Copquin, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Visitors walk in soft felt slippers to protect the centuries-old parquet floor.
    — Navya Verma, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Jan. 2026
  • There are lovely parquets throughout, and the well-size one-bedroom comes with a spacious closet.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Hayward will step on the parquet again, whether in June or October, and the raid will be on.
    — Lee Jenkins, SI.com, 20 Dec. 2017
  • The two chatted for a bit on center court before McEnroe took a few shots on the parquet.
    — Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Mar. 2020
  • The apartment also has the original (and well maintained) parquet floors.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Their interiors are just as effusive with parquet floors and millwork and stained glass.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The parquets seem nicely maintained with great little border details.
    — Katie McDonough, Curbed, 4 May 2026
  • The old, imperious king of the parquet, Kyrie, is gone, long live the new king, Kemba.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 17 July 2019
  • Yellow roach powder covered the scuffed parquet floors and coated the tongue of Masha the cat, who roamed freely through the complex.
    — Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Some rooms have special features like a wooden Versailles parquet on the first floor or Parisian mansards on the top floor.
    — Kaitlin Menza, Town & Country, 8 Jan. 2019
  • The other doubles as a billiards and bar salon with custom wood paneling and parquet flooring.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The apartment’s floor is a central element of its decor; natural black parquet is laid in a checkerboard pattern.
    — Nicolas Milon, Architectural Digest, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Karen's hair is almost unmussed, but blood streams from her eyes and nose and mouth, soaking into a ratty rug and a dingy parquet-floored hallway near the dog's bowl.
    — oregonlive, 5 Oct. 2019
  • Primary Bedroom Five hundred wood scraps make up the parquet flooring.
    — Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Versailles parquet floors, cannage and cabochon imbue the space with a spirit that blends heritage and modernity.
    — David Moin, Footwear News, 16 June 2026
  • Elsewhere, antique Italian parquet floors salvaged from the clients’ former house and ceiling moldings add a touch of majesty.
    — ELLE Decor, 7 June 2023
  • Smart writhed on the parquet in pain, the ESPN microphones picking up his wails.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 22 May 2022
  • Named for a Finnish general, the Mannerheim Suite has parquet floors, high ceilings, and park views.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Mosaic parquet flooring, arched openings, and timber finishes carry over to the kitchen.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2025
  • The decor is smart and clubby–polished parquet floors, green leather banquets and chairs–and the vibe is wonderfully convivial with live piano music and a busy bar.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 June 2026
  • That’s when Whiteside bolted for the real action on the parquet at the other end of Storrow Drive.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 29 Apr. 2021
  • Other than Don Chaney, every Celtics guard who played more games than Smart has his number hanging over the parquet floor.
    — Dan Shaughnessy, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2023
  • The structure, which also includes storage space, has a small internal opening created by shifting the beech parquet floor.
    — Ludovica Stevan, Architectural Digest, 21 Apr. 2026

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