WALL in a Sentence

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For WALL, below is one of 412 sentences:
He cast a fresh glance upon the stranger, took three steps backwards, placed the lamp on the table, and took his gun down from the wall.

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 Meanings and Examples of WALL
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wall
 n.  continuous upright solid structure of stone, brick, concrete, etc. used to enclose, divide or protect
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  His condemnation, which had been a profound shock, had, in a manner, broken through, here and there, that wall which separates us from the mystery of things, and which we call life.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER IV—WORKS CORRESPONDING TO WORDS
2  There was still another chair in the detached alcove, but the straw was half gone from it, and it had but three legs, so that it was of service only when propped against the wall.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER VI—WHO GUARDED HIS HOUSE FOR HIM
3  Two portraits in oval frames were fastened to the wall on each side of the bed.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER VI—WHO GUARDED HIS HOUSE FOR HIM
4  Another walk made the circuit of the garden, and skirted the white wall which enclosed it.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER VI—WHO GUARDED HIS HOUSE FOR HIM
5  Within was a large whitewashed room, with a bed draped in printed cotton stuff, and a cradle in one corner, a few wooden chairs, and a double-barrelled gun hanging on the wall.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER I—THE EVENING OF A DAY OF WALKING
6  He cast a fresh glance upon the stranger, took three steps backwards, placed the lamp on the table, and took his gun down from the wall.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER I—THE EVENING OF A DAY OF WALKING
7  When the alcove was in use, a large serge curtain drawn from wall to wall concealed the altar.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER V—TRANQUILLITY
8  The garden was enclosed by a tolerably low white wall, easy to climb.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER X—THE MAN AROUSED
9  Far away, at the extremity, he perceived tops of trees, spaced at regular intervals, which indicated that the wall separated the garden from an avenue or lane planted with trees.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER X—THE MAN AROUSED
10  As she uttered this exclamation, her eyes fell upon a corner of the garden, where traces of the wall having been scaled were visible.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER XII—THE BISHOP WORKS
11  The coping of the wall had been torn away.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER XII—THE BISHOP WORKS
12  Over the door there was a board nailed flat against the wall.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 4: CHAPTER I—ONE MOTHER MEETS ANOTHER MOTHER
13  She followed its direction, and saw that it was fixed on a crucifix which was nailed to the wall.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 6: CHAPTER I—THE BEGINNING OF REPOSE
14  To climb a wall, to break a branch, to purloin apples, is a mischievous trick in a child; for a man it is a misdemeanor; for a convict it is a crime.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 6: CHAPTER II—HOW JEAN MAY BECOME CHAMP
15  The reflection was still visible on the wall, but now it was pale and peaceful, like the reflection of a lamp or of a candle.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 7: CHAPTER II—THE PERSPICACITY OF MASTER SCAUFFLAIRE
Example Sentence: (202 in 14 pages)
16  He mixed up some plaster to repair the wall.
17  Lilacs grew against the side wall.
18  I can hear voices through the wall.
19  We have got wet patches on the wall.
20  Family photographs were displayed on the wall.
21  The wall was smeared with letters and drawings.
22  My watch was smashed against the wall.
23  She managed to scramble over the wall.
24  He fixed a picture to the wall.
25  The reflection of the sun on the glass wall was blinding.
26  The boys chalked out goalposts on the playground wall.
27  They have pasted up a notice on the wall.
28  The football field is enclosed by a wall.
29  The new wall paper will brighten up the room.
30  He is hammering a tack into the wall to hang a picture.