: highly unusual : bizarre
an off-the-wall sense of humor
Examples of off the wall in a Sentence
Adjective
she does have some off-the-wall suggestions about home decorating
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Lauren Boersma Harris, New Yorker, 24 Dec. 2025
Keenan’s off-the-wall juxtapositions never disappoint: hospital-scrubs hue + leash-less leopard + lone laser printer + CMYK title x author name placement all in the lower third = inventive eye candy.
—Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 11 Dec. 2025
This means conversations with those who are closest to you are unpredictable and a bit off-the-wall.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 10 Dec. 2025
Since this is about potential scenarios, how about this off-the-wall notion: U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla runs for governor next year and wins.
—Dan Walters, Oc Register, 28 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Instead, Osgood tends to highlight the most universally attractive qualities of being religious, rather than those off-the-wall aspects that might alienate a secular crowd.
—Lauren Boersma Harris, New Yorker, 24 Dec. 2025
Keenan’s off-the-wall juxtapositions never disappoint: hospital-scrubs hue + leash-less leopard + lone laser printer + CMYK title x author name placement all in the lower third = inventive eye candy.
—Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 11 Dec. 2025
This means conversations with those who are closest to you are unpredictable and a bit off-the-wall.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 10 Dec. 2025
Since this is about potential scenarios, how about this off-the-wall notion: U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla runs for governor next year and wins.
—Dan Walters, Oc Register, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Off the wall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off%20the%20wall. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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