| 1. | The others soon develop girth or the "sitting still" habit to the point where a cushioned seat in the first row of the parquet looks much better. - from How to Analyze People on Sight by Elsie Lincoln Benedict and Ralph Paine Benedict |
| 2. | The peasants and house serfs carrying out the things were treading heavily on the parquet floors. - from War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy |
| 3. | I guessed all I followed him this evening to the opera, and, concealed in a parquet box, have seen all.. - from The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, Pere |
| 4. | At each turn in his walk, especially at the parquet of the lighted dining room, he halted and said to himself, "Yes, this I must decide and put a stop to I must express my view of it and my decision." And he turned back again. - from Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy |