wallpaper

Example Sentences

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Open the door to the theater, and discover a place of urban enchantment, where a red velvet door and crimson wallpaper beckon guests to come closer and sit inside.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

Broadly ignored for three years and 50 weeks, it registers in the wider public attention when the Olympics comes round, but as little more than wallpaper filling the gaps between the more exciting winter sports.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

He is a self-confessed Cristiano Ronaldo fan, has a wallpaper of the football icon on his phone and often celebrates his wickets with his idol's famous "Siu" celebration.

From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026

The walls of the master bed chamber, for example—previously cream-colored—are now decked in an orange arabesque wallpaper with swags, birds and bouquets on a light-blue background.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

He has been dragged into the conversation, which he had been observing with the affectation of someone hoping to recede into the wallpaper.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse