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'wall' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'wall' with 20 example sentences.


wall noun

: an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

: anything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect

: (anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure

: a difficult or awkward situation

: a vertical (or almost vertical) smooth rock face (as of a cave or mountain)

: a layer of material that encloses space

: a masonry fence (as around an estate or garden)

: an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes

wall verb

: surround with a wall in order to fortify


  • We should build bridges, not walls.
  • What's on the other side of this wall?
  • Florence was surrounded by walls.
  • The walls were painted light brown.
  • This will be framed and hung up on the wall.
  • The walls were covered with wallpaper.
  • She painted the walls white.
  • Hang the mirror on the wall.
  • I hung the calendar on the wall.
  • There's still blood on the wall.
  • The self-driving car crashed into a wall.
  • The walls are very thin.
  • Don't lean against the wall.
  • I can't see through walls.
  • The Berlin wall was erected in 1961.
  • Be careful what you say, Andrea; the walls have ears.
  • He drew a straight line on the wall.
  • The prisoner dug a hole under the prison wall.
  • The wall clock doesn't work.
  • There's a spider on the wall.
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