off the wall
Example Sentences
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Zion’s logo was scratched off the wall, its guitars were seized and the site was sealed.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
He imagines—and 4- to 7-year-olds see him do it—plucking a length of sunshine off the wall and using what appear to be jellied cubes of colored light to make the beams of his own lighthouse.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
We step off the wall as the tentative rain finally makes a commitment.
From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025
"We chose a terrifying looking skull and crossbones off the wall because we were marines and skulls and crossbones are pretty standard military thing," he said.
From BBC • Oct. 22, 2025
We ran away quickly and squat ted in the farthest corner of the room as the board tore off the wall and fell.
From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat
