wallpaper
noun
paper, usually with printed decorative patterns in color, for pasting on and covering the walls or ceilings of rooms, hallways, etc.
wallpapered
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past participleof wallpaper.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof wallpaper.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
wallpapernounpaper, usually with printed decorative patterns in color, for pasting on and covering the walls or ceilings of rooms, hallways, etc.
Example Sentences
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Common to much of the user-generated content are eerie images and haunting stories of mysterious, yellow wallpapered corridors and empty office-like spaces that exist outside of, or beyond, reality itself.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026
From wallpapered ceilings and hand-painted murals to lattice-covered walls and dueling kitchen islands, each room is a visual delight, even if it’s not your personal taste.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2025
Supercharged by TV, American nostalgia developed layers, like a living room wallpapered once a decade.
From New York Times ● Jan. 15, 2024
The kitchen and primary bedroom suite’s walk-in closet were wallpapered, which he said “changed the nature of the entire space.”
From Washington Post ● Mar. 24, 2023
But for the past eight or ten years, Mr. Larson had not bothered to take down the old papers—he just wallpapered over them with the new ones.
From "The Landry News" by Andrew Clements
