The contractor laid a parquet floor in the entry way of the house. From LearnThat.org.
We rollerskate in parquet hallways and throw water balloons from roof gardens tended by Japanese men whose names we don't know. From Wordnik.com. [Popular Girls] Reference
The parquet was a garden of uniforms. From Wordnik.com. [The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912] Reference
A deep groan burst from the people in the parquet. From Wordnik.com. [Stage Confidences] Reference
The living area, at left, has refinished parquet flooring. From Wordnik.com. [Queens Move-In Ready Studio] Reference
There are over 50,000 square feet of oak in parquet flooring. From Wordnik.com. [Marvels of Modern Science] Reference
Air muscled in; sunlight cast its spell on her parquet floors. From Wordnik.com. [To-die-for] Reference
"Give us the truth," some one at the left of the parquet cried. From Wordnik.com. [An American Suffragette] Reference
Round and round, some descend to the table, some to the parquet. From Wordnik.com. [A Pair of Allowances] Reference
The parquet is laid in divisions reproducing the design of the ceiling. From Wordnik.com. [Royal Palaces and Parks of France] Reference
He is sitting in semi-darkness in the parquet at the Royal Opera House. From Wordnik.com. [William of Germany] Reference
There's an ancient Hammond organ sitting on the battered parquet floor. From Wordnik.com. [Come Together] Reference
You no longer have to cut down a forest to build a gleaming parquet floor. From Wordnik.com. [Environment: Flooring It] Reference
The parquet floor was inlaid with rare hardwoods from a hundred different worlds. From Wordnik.com. [The Lani People] Reference
The parquet floor of a foreign Casino is the most perfect thing for good dancing. From Wordnik.com. [Manners and Social Usages] Reference
Sunlight from the tall windows lies in diagonal bands across the parquet flooring. From Wordnik.com. [Dignity] Reference
Images stream out in a wash of parquet floors and starched pleats and river cafés. From Wordnik.com. [The Dying Tradition] Reference
They finished off the Lakers last night in game six of the NBA Finals on the home parquet. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 18, 2008] Reference
The parquet and the upper seats fill, but the reserved seats and the boxes are still empty. From Wordnik.com. [Stories by Foreign Authors: German — Volume 1] Reference
On the dance floor, couples take their spin around the parquet one more time, and one more. From Wordnik.com. [Born On The Border] Reference
A few circulars lay in a heap on the floor, there was a film of dust on the polished parquet. From Wordnik.com. [Juggernaut] Reference
That is better than rinking in your parquet hall, Mr Clay, 'cried Horatia, clapping her hands. From Wordnik.com. [Sarah's School Friend] Reference
(Soundbite of "Made of Steam") Ms. NIMOL: (Singing) Steam rises high from the parquet on the floor. From Wordnik.com. [Dengue Fever: 'Escape from Dragon House'] Reference
They finished off the Los Angeles Lakers last night in game six of the NBA finals on the home parquet. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 18, 2008] Reference
They finished off the Lakers last night in Game Six in the home parquet, and there was no doubt about it. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 18, 2008] Reference
Within a month we found a Haussmann-style apartment with parquet floors and marble fireplaces, at the right price. From Wordnik.com. [Following the Bobos to Greener Pastures] Reference
Because I remember two all-time NBA greats, Larry Bird and Julius Erving, brawling on the parquet at Boston Garden. From Wordnik.com. [Starr Gazing: NBA Brawl Shouldn't Surprise Anyone] Reference
There were parquet floors throughout, and the bathroom was white marble, all except a narrow frieze of cool pale green. From Wordnik.com. [At Home with the Jardines] Reference
The button had been discovered on the first landing, and had lodged on the edge of the parquet flooring on the red carpet. From Wordnik.com. [The Slave of Silence] Reference
The assembly line, glass walled with blond parquet floors and subtle lighting, wraps round the rectangular building on two floors. From Wordnik.com. [Watching The Cars Roll By] Reference
The two-story homes were solid, with waxed wooden floors, plank or parquet, woven throw rugs, decks overlooking flowering vegetation. From Wordnik.com. [Lillia] Reference
When Lorelei and I ventured up into his apartment, we came upon a bloodied halo — a shockwave of red — spread upon the parquet. From Wordnik.com. [Who Lives on Barriedale Road?] Reference
The doctor and his pretty little son sat in the end seats of the parquet circle, close to the stage and almost facing the whole house. From Wordnik.com. [Stage Confidences] Reference
Carroll Renner, who were sitting well toward the rear of the parquet, had ample opportunity to watch the effect of the meeting upon him. From Wordnik.com. [An American Suffragette] Reference
From a piano that Sinatra played on, to a parquet floor that the queen danced on, it can all be yours, but the price has got to be right. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 18, 2007] Reference
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