wall·pa·per
ˈwȯl-ˌpā-pər 
1
: decorative paper for the walls of a room
2
: the background image or set of images displayed on a computer screen
After becoming a member, the user gets to design a homepage with his or her choice of pictures, music, wallpaper, writing, and information making each page unique.—
Fahiym Ratcliffe
Fahiym Ratcliffe
wallpapered; wallpapering; wallpapers
: to provide the walls of (a room) with wallpaper
: to put wallpaper on a wall
Examples of wallpaper in a Sentence
Noun
The wallpaper began to peel.
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Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
This look is all about layering multiple patterns in one space—think wallpaper, fabric, accent pieces, and more.
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Colleen Sullivan, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Jan. 2026
Add a designer touch by painting the inside of the open cabinet with an accent color, wallpapering behind the shelves, or adding fabric.
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Noun
Corridors are bedecked in vivid wallpaper with oversized flora and animals, real and mythical, and the hotel’s art collection that meets your eye around every corner is a go-for-broke assemblage of everything from old-world oils to ambitious mixed media and 20th-century American photography.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
This look is all about layering multiple patterns in one space—think wallpaper, fabric, accent pieces, and more.
—Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 30 Jan. 2026
Verb
Even small areas like a powder room can serve as a canvas for playful or dramatic wall treatments, adding a wow factor without overwhelming the budget, while wallpapering only an accent wall makes this look accessible and affordable.
—Colleen Sullivan, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Jan. 2026
Add a designer touch by painting the inside of the open cabinet with an accent color, wallpapering behind the shelves, or adding fabric.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 11 Jan. 2026
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“Wallpaper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wallpaper. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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