wall off
Example Sentences
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The fundamental problem of playing against Wembanyama is how easily he can wall off shooting opportunities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
It may want to wall off the Treasury market—and thereby mortgage rates—from potential risks in Japan.
From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026
French marine archaeologists have discovered a massive undersea wall off the coast of Brittany, dating from around 5,000 BC.
From BBC ● Dec. 11, 2025
Shohei Ohtani added a second run in the eighth, belting a long homer into the batter’s eye beyond the center-field wall off reliever Ryan Zeferjahn.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2025
Lofty, glacier-covered mountains wall off the sun on the north, and on every other side the ranges are not very far away.
From The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia by John R. Spears
