mural
noun
a large picture painted or affixed directly on a wall or ceiling.
murals
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pluralof mural.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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More than 200 murals have been created since the festival began, which, in addition to Salvadoran artists, has also featured artists from Colombia, Mexico, Brazil, Peru and Argentina.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
Bright white flags of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan have been installed this week across the capital Kabul, where new murals declare: "Independence is a sign of dignity, pride and identity".
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
“So many of these murals are commemorating people and events that are culturally important to those specific areas,” he added.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Together, these 492 caves covered in over 400,000 square feet of murals form an unparalleled palimpsest of a millennium of Chinese art history.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
“He said there were forces gathering against us. He didn’t know what, exactly—just that we should paint more murals, even if they kept fading, and that we were in trouble. The shadowshapers, I mean.”
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
