Great Wall
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The idea is to use cumulative firepower and wide-open spacing to stretch any defense—even one led by the great wall of Wembanyama—until it snaps.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
“Looking at all the writing on what I call the great wall, it sure looks like it’s headed in one direction.”
From Washington Times • Jul. 12, 2023
Akers’ fantasy mystery “Westside,” convincingly narrated by Bailey Carr, the island is split down the center by the great wall of Broadway.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 8, 2021
His words and imagery regarding “a great wall of steel” are drawn directly from China’s national anthem, which was the country’s most popular patriotic song during the war against Japan in the 1930s and 1940s.
From Washington Post • Jul. 23, 2021
Then a great wall of swirling colors flooded forward from the far end of the block.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
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