off the wall
Example Sentences
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“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
Some of the alternate realities we’ve seen before, though not necessarily so well treated, and some are ones no one has thought of before, so off the wall are they.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Hundreds if not thousands of times, Humphrey will chuck the ball off the wall, back and forth, practicing complex shots, fakes and maneuvers, turning a vague idea into another mind-bending highlight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 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
Fiercely, he ripped the shelves off the wall, revealing a window closed in with ancient shutters and dirt.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
