hole in the wall
Britishnoun
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another name for cash dispenser
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a small dingy place, esp one difficult to find
Example Sentences
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Investigators later found a hole in the wall linking the two houses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025
The sheriff's office released images of the hole in the wall, which shows what the piping fixture looked like before the toilet was ripped out.
From BBC ● May 20, 2025
Findley said the hole in the wall had been made months before the incident, before Isiah and his mother had moved into the home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2024
If you kick a hole in the wall in my house, don't ask me how to fix it.
From Salon ● Feb. 22, 2024
Mom and Dad looked at the hole in the wall and then at the little crater in the windowpane and talked quietly about what it would take to fix the damage.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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