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blank wall

American  

noun

  1. an impassable barricade or obstacle; a situation in which further progress is impossible.

    Attempts to get information by questioning the neighbors ran into a blank wall.


Example Sentences

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But for anyone sitting in the upper rows there is nothing to see but a blank wall descending from the ceiling and stopping about halfway.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 24, 2025

Delta Air Lines and United Airlines have been sued by passengers who claim they were charged extra for a window seat but found themselves sitting next to a blank wall.

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2025

Sitting in a chair against a blank wall, he urges the Israeli government to immediately bring him and other hostages home before addressing his parents and two younger sisters, Leebie and Orly.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2024

In the exhibition, four large flanking panels of saints are staggered against a blue background, flanking a blank wall where the missing central panel would have been.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 19, 2024

He was standing between the two trees gazing at the blank wall of the cliff, as if he would bore a hole into it with his eyes.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien