Synonym: bulwark, fence, fence in, palisade, paries, rampart, surround. Similar words: walk, swallow, walk off, walk out, sidewalk, withdrawal. Meaning: [wɔːl] n. 1. an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure 2. an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes 3. anything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect 4. a masonry fence (as around an estate or garden) 5. (anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure 6. a vertical (or almost vertical) smooth rock face (as of a cave or mountain) 7. a layer of material that encloses space 8. a difficult or awkward situation. v. surround with a wall in order to fortify.
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151, Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it. Michael Jordan
152, She yelled at the child to get down from the wall.
153, Part of the rock wall overhung the path at one point.
154, The wall hangings are thought to be roughly contemporary with the tiled floors.
155, She looked pointedly at the clock on the kitchen wall.
156, The boy pulled himself to the top of the wall and looked over.
157, Very big waves dashed over the sea wall at the height of the storm.
158, The ladder stood against the wall, making it easy for the thieves to enter the house.
159, He hammered a nail into the wall and hung a picture on it.
160, Nor are the insights of happiness limited to what is near around you. Unhappy, with your thoughts turned in upon your emotional woes, your vision is cut short as though by a wall. Happy, the wall crumbles.
161, Every tree, wall and fence stood out against dazzling white fields.
162, They erected a 2 - metre - high mud wall on the windward side.
163, The wall juts out here to allow room for the chimney.
164, I felt a sudden urge to smash the teapot against the wall.
165, The mailman propped his bicycle up against the wall and put the mail into the mailbox.
166, One of the bullets passed through Andrea's chest before embedding itself in a wall.
167, He watched the game from his perch on top of the wall.
168, The car stopped within a fraction of an inch of the wall.
169, The car skidded on the ice and went straight into the wall.
170, The bullet struck a wall and was deflected from its course.
171, The huge waves made a breach in the sea wall.
172, Geometric designs were popular wall decorations in the 14th century.
172, Sentencedict.com is a sentence dictionary, on which you can find good sentences for a large number of words.
173, Carefully stripping away centuries of paint, the scientists uncovered a valuable old wall painting.
174, There he sat, cowering against the wall, blubbering like a child.
175, At dawn we broke through the barbed wire entanglements under the city wall.
176, The pulling down of the Berlin Wall infused the world with optimism.
177, The meeting was so long and tedious, he was ready to climb the wall.
178, The house has a high wall all the way round it.
179, There was only a narrow gap between the bed and the wall.
180, The room was so dark, I had to feel my way along the wall to the door.