toilet paper

[toi-lit pey-per] / ˈtɔɪ lɪt ˌpeɪ pər /

NOUN

bathroom tissue

Synonyms

WEAK

TP toilet roll toilet tissue

Example Sentences

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The pandemic injected life into the company: people needed their neighbors for finding anything from toilet paper to friendship.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

Unicharm has been able to recycle these materials into products with less rigorous sanitary requirements, like toilet paper.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

A Costco clerk in Northridge saw people brawling over toilet paper and water.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

The inverse was the case when Covid-19 shut the world down—people stopped traveling and hoarded canned soup and toilet paper.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

I place her things in the jar and fill the rest of it with toilet paper and screw on the lid extra tight.

From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt