welcome mat

On paper, the choice of the 40th struck me as perhaps too well-worn a welcome mat, too literal a return to business as usual.

Could have put it under the welcome mat, Jennifer Lord thought as she pulled it down and entered her apartment.

We have thousands of users who identify themselves as transgendered and they are welcome members of the Grindr community.

This Congress will welcome more women than ever before at 19 percent of the House and 20 percent of the Senate.

Cocaine busts, tax cheats, and bribe-taking, born-again Christians: Welcome to the political scandals of 2014.

Wherever he travels, Václav Klaus can be assured a welcome reception from likeminded free marketers.

In any case, I welcome the conversation as part of the review of the upcoming slate that we're doing tomorrow.

At six o'clock I felt once more the welcome motion of a Railroad car, and at eight was in Venice.

The good lady of the house came out to welcome me, and the garon was ready at the step.

Tressan advanced to meet him, a smile of cordial welcome on his lips, and they bowed to each other in formal greeting.

Her face wore a look of distress, almost of alarm; she kept her place, but her eyes gave Bernard a mute welcome.

Your father and mother gave you no warmer welcome than the parents of this little Korean baby gave to him.