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
The sensible response isn’t to wall off that process, but to reinforce it—by investing in education, R&D, infrastructure, and policies that keep the U.S. at the center of the global economy it helped create.
From Barron's • Jan. 23, 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
Dan stood with his head bowed a little, frowning; two forces pulled him, and Kate leaned against the wall off in the shadow with her eyes closed, waiting, waiting, waiting through the crisis.
From The Seventh Man by Brand, Max
