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on the wall vs in the wall

Both "on the wall" and "in the wall" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "On the wall" is used when something is physically attached or hanging on the surface of the wall, while "in the wall" is used when something is located inside or within the wall.

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on the wall

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use "on the wall" when referring to something that is physically attached or hanging on the surface of the wall.

Examples:

The painting is hanging on the wall.
There is a clock on the wall.
She put up a shelf on the wall.

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Associations Calendar on the wall, mirrors everywhere.
There's a clock on the wall.
Look at the images on the wall behind Elena.
And remember, all the decorative guns on the wall are loaded.
Your love is just something mounted on the wall.
You know, on the wall we need good people.
Looks like Archie did hang something on the wall.
Look at the images on the wall behind Elena.
I've never been crazy about that writing on the wall.
There's blood spatter on the wall.
What we first wrote on the wall
Then you know how to get on the wall.
That could explain the messages on the wall.
Kids love having their art on the wall.
The writing is on the wall.
Second graders, look at all the numbers on the wall.
The writing is on the wall there.
And what you're doing there on the wall...
And what you're doing there on the wall...
There's residue on the wall.

Alternatives:

attached to the wall
hanging on the wall
mounted on the wall
placed on the wall
resting on the wall

in the wall

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use "in the wall" when referring to something that is located inside or within the wall.

Examples:

There is a hidden compartment in the wall.
The wires are running in the wall.
They found a leak in the wall.

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Just put that bag back in the wall and forget about it.
They were holed up in the wall with the body.
Preferably not near a wire in the wall.
I got two slugs lodged in the wall.
I climbed in the wall, I fell.
Then I noticed light coming through a crack in the wall.
The lovers had to whisper their sweet nothings through a crack in the wall.
You know, there was an automatic weapon hidden in the wall.
There's ectoplasm in the wall.
Bub dropped it in the wall.
I heard everything through one of the holes I made in the wall.
I'm sure they would've noticed four holes in the wall.
A raccoon got caught in the wall a couple weeks ago.
Had to be some animal dead in the wall.
It's only a crack in the wall.
The insulation in the wall preserved her beautifully.
We found it lodged in the wall.
Bob can't fit in the wall.
OK, day 3 stuck in the wall.
Our father got trapped in the wall.

Alternatives:

inside the wall
within the wall
embedded in the wall
enclosed in the wall
contained in the wall

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