off the wall

Example Sentences

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In between, rookie Ryan Ward hit a two-run double off the wall.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

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

We step off the wall as the tentative rain finally makes a commitment.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025

"I was panicking - I was struggling to climb back out. All the rock was crumbling off the wall," he said.

From BBC • Jul. 21, 2025

It was much like the one I’d heard about in A-block a few days before: An inmate took one hand off the wall during a pat-frisk, was warned by Smith, and then did it again.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover