WALL in a Sentence
Learn WALL from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
412 example sentences for WALL, such as:
1. The weakest goes to the wall.
2. She bounced the ball against the wall.
3. The wall cuts across our line of vision.
4. The coping of the wall had been torn away.
5. He hurt his head by running against a wall.
2. She bounced the ball against the wall.
3. The wall cuts across our line of vision.
4. The coping of the wall had been torn away.
5. He hurt his head by running against a wall.
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Meanings and Examples of WALL
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wall
n. a difficult or awkward situation
n. an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 His condemnation, which had been a profound shock, had, in a manner, broken through, here and there, that wall which separates us from the mystery of things, and which we call life.
2 There was still another chair in the detached alcove, but the straw was half gone from it, and it had but three legs, so that it was of service only when propped against the wall.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER VI—WHO GUARDED HIS HOUSE FOR HIM
Context Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER VI—WHO GUARDED HIS HOUSE FOR HIM
3 Two portraits in oval frames were fastened to the wall on each side of the bed.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER VI—WHO GUARDED HIS HOUSE FOR HIM
Context Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER VI—WHO GUARDED HIS HOUSE FOR HIM
4 Another walk made the circuit of the garden, and skirted the white wall which enclosed it.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER VI—WHO GUARDED HIS HOUSE FOR HIM
Context Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER VI—WHO GUARDED HIS HOUSE FOR HIM
5 Within was a large whitewashed room, with a bed draped in printed cotton stuff, and a cradle in one corner, a few wooden chairs, and a double-barrelled gun hanging on the wall.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 2: CHAPTER I—THE EVENING OF A DAY OF WALKING
Context Highlight In BOOK 2: CHAPTER I—THE EVENING OF A DAY OF WALKING
6 He cast a fresh glance upon the stranger, took three steps backwards, placed the lamp on the table, and took his gun down from the wall.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 2: CHAPTER I—THE EVENING OF A DAY OF WALKING
Context Highlight In BOOK 2: CHAPTER I—THE EVENING OF A DAY OF WALKING
7 When the alcove was in use, a large serge curtain drawn from wall to wall concealed the altar.
8 The garden was enclosed by a tolerably low white wall, easy to climb.
9 Far away, at the extremity, he perceived tops of trees, spaced at regular intervals, which indicated that the wall separated the garden from an avenue or lane planted with trees.
10 As she uttered this exclamation, her eyes fell upon a corner of the garden, where traces of the wall having been scaled were visible.
11 The coping of the wall had been torn away.
12 Over the door there was a board nailed flat against the wall.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 4: CHAPTER I—ONE MOTHER MEETS ANOTHER MOTHER
Context Highlight In BOOK 4: CHAPTER I—ONE MOTHER MEETS ANOTHER MOTHER
13 She followed its direction, and saw that it was fixed on a crucifix which was nailed to the wall.
14 To climb a wall, to break a branch, to purloin apples, is a mischievous trick in a child; for a man it is a misdemeanor; for a convict it is a crime.
15 The reflection was still visible on the wall, but now it was pale and peaceful, like the reflection of a lamp or of a candle.
Example Sentence: (202 in 14 pages)
1 A blind man who leans against a wall imagines that it's the boundary of the world.
2 He hurt his head by running against a wall.
3 Corbett leaned against the wall and promptly vomited.
4 The wall juts out here to allow room for the chimney.
5 They built a wall to avoid soil being washed away.
6 She bounced the ball against the wall.
7 The ball bounced off the wall and he caught it.
8 There was a cycle path running along this side of the wall, right at its base.
9 The fireplace projects from the wall rather too far into the room, taking up a lot of space.
10 There is a row of spikes on top of the prison wall to prevent the prisoners escaping.
11 The boy pulled himself to the top of the wall and looked over.
12 The old town on the hill had a wall right round it.
13 The wall cuts across our line of vision.
14 They discovered voice transmitters hidden in the wall.
15 The weakest goes to the wall.