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Recent Examples of off-the-wall Two more were plated on a sacrifice fly from Edman and an off-the-wall double from Smith. Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025 He’s had articles in the local paper, kind of off-the-wall. Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2025 Scott, in real life, is known for having off-the-wall ideas, and there’s some of that in Ness. Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Mar. 2025 This is the inside story of how that off-the-wall Korean film made history at the Oscars five years ago. Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for off-the-wall
Recent Examples of Synonyms for off-the-wall
Adjective
  • This bizarre tale about being picked up by bounty hunters, taken to an unmarked warehouse without access to food, water or an attorney were clearly fabricated.
    Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2025
  • Alicia Hannah-Kim is breaking her silence after a bizarre incident with Cobra Kai costar Martin Kove earlier this month resulted in him being removed from a fan event for biting her.
    Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 30 June 2025
Adjective
  • Well its funny to say this to Forbes — but the fashion system is financially small but culturally a very potent front of western supremacy.
    Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
  • Make funny faces, play peek-a-boo, take them for a walk around the neighborhood.
    Lauryn Higgins, Parents, 7 July 2025
Adjective
  • Ali spends a good chunk of time confused by the strange words whirling around him.
    Christopher J. Yates July 9, Literary Hub, 9 July 2025
  • Nevertheless, the combination of strange email address and unrecognizable link address is a very strong indicator that this email is fake and should be binned.
    Barry Collins, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Adjective
  • The Rockies’ next head of baseball operations needs to come from outside their weird little world, but possess a feel for the challenges of building a winner at Coors Field.
    Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 8 July 2025
  • Despite not being a purveyor of nail products, Selena Gomez has established herself as something of a finger chameleon (Too weird?
    Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 8 July 2025
Adjective
  • The odd creature turned out to be a new species of dragon millipede, according to a study published June 25 in the journal Invertebrate Systematics.
    Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 30 June 2025
  • Juve haven’t looked genuine title contenders in Italy for half a decade, and the current side is a mismatch of talented youth and odd signings.
    Emmet Gates, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Adjective
  • Sometimes leaders aren’t curious enough to ask what people really want.
    Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
  • At least in part, Bernheim's programs are meant to put visitors in a more curious and creative state ― one that many young visitors already inhabit full-time.
    Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 3 July 2025
Adjective
  • These are only a couple of examples of the peculiar situation that many people have found themselves in across the country.
    Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 9 July 2025
  • All defenses are determined by state law (with the exception of a loan made by a bank that is later taken over by the FDIC), and of course the various states have their own peculiar defenses to personal guarantees.
    Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Adjective
  • The plane made erratic maneuvers and several mayday calls before disappearing, the report said.
    Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 9 July 2025
  • China’s export growth has shown some resilience in recent months, even as the erratic U.S. tariff policies disrupted global trade.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 9 July 2025

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“Off-the-wall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/off-the-wall. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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