off the wall

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Arranged in a series of eight sections, the work has space between each panel, which gives a lightness to the otherwise dense construction, making it seem to hover ever so slightly off the wall.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

"We chose a terrifying looking skull and crossbones off the wall because we were marines and skulls and crossbones are pretty standard military thing," he said.

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2025

“We chose a terrifying looking skull and crossbones off the wall because we were marines and skulls and crossbones are pretty standard military thing,” he said.

From Salon • Oct. 21, 2025

Then, Smith came through again in the ninth, lacing a go-ahead, two-out RBI double off the wall in left that scored pinch-runner James Outman all the way from first base.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 29, 2025

He had just reached for the handle, however, when the door burst open so violently that it bounced back off the wall.

From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling