off the wall
Example Sentences
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People living next to a quarry say their homes shake, pictures fall off the wall and their children are frightened each time huge rocks are blasted.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
“When we moved in and everything was concrete, it was really loud because the sound would bounce off the wall and the floor, and our garage would flood all the time,” Novack said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
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
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
He turned over just as the stone face of Panic cracked off the wall above him and toppled down for a one-ton kiss.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
