Sentence examples for mat instead of from inspiring English sources

New York cricket is "bush cricket," one of the characters in the book complains, played on wickets of cocoa mat instead of grass and on weedy, substandard pitches, where to score a run you need to bat the ball in the air instead of elegantly along the fast ground of a proper pitch.

Risk of trichomoniasis was also increased, but not significantly, in girls who used a pit latrine or the bush as opposed to a flush toilet and in girls who slept on a mat instead of a bed or mattress.

We selected the propulsion on the textured mat instead of smooth vinyl, because this combination maximized the differences between wheelchairs on both VT and WN-WPM.

Store it on a rubber mat instead of the concrete.

If you wish to go to a higher level, train him in the "lying down" position on the mat instead of just sitting.

Even the tabletops have a touch of insanity: they're covered in white rubber mats instead of linens.

Here are some of the areas under the cost cutters' microscopes: HOUSEKEEPING -- American Standard, the maker of plumbing fixtures and air conditioners, is saving $70,000 a year at a plant in Tyler, Tex., by having its crew vacuum the entryway floor mats instead of sending out the mats for cleaning.

Captain's chairs and table mats instead of tablecloths take things in a more casual direction, as does the service, which, while endearingly friendly and eager, shows inexperience: Reservation requests left on the hotel's answering machine were never confirmed, and on one occasion, we waited several minutes, unacknowledged, to be seated.

You can use a silicone or rubber mat instead, rolling it into a tube yourself.

Afterwards, I stretched out on a mat, but instead of doing sit-ups I stared up at the ceiling, hands resting on stomach, knees bent.

The dance mat in your local arcade may not have all the songs that your game has, so always try out a variety of songs and styles so you get better at dance mat overall instead of just one or two songs.