off the wall
Example Sentences
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Whoever is given the job of informing him of that had better take a handful of sedatives and a crowbar to pry the president off the wall of the Oval Office.
From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026
"She did some stuff off the wall," said Justin Leonard, a 28-year-old firefighter in Georgia's 14th congressional district, who voted for Greene twice.
From BBC • Mar. 10, 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
The conflict and hypocrisy was so thick my television itself got embarrassed and tried to pry itself off the wall.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025
“That’s it,” I say, pushing myself off the wall.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
