wall in
verb
walled in; walling in; walls in
: to surround (something) with a wall or with something that is like a wall
The school grounds are walled in.
They walled the garden in with rows of thick shrubs.
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Rows of horizontal blond wood panels line the walls in a nod to the board-and-batten siding that’s used on barns and sheds, with tall, narrow windows that can slide open to provide cross-ventilation.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 July 2026
Rafael Devers walked with two outs in the sixth and Ramos tripled off the top of the wall in center before Lee and Cavanaugh added run-scoring singles that gave the Giants a 6-0 lead.
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ABC News,
2 July 2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a wreath-laying ceremony marking the 85th anniversary of the Nazi Germany invasion into the Soviet Union in World War II on the Remembrance and Sorrow Day at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by the Kremlin wall in Moscow on June 22, 2026.
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Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
24 June 2026
Simply mount the magnetic rack on a wall in your kitchen, and then hang the matching magnetic tools from the rack.
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Brandi Fuller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 June 2026
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 July 2026
Rafael Devers walked with two outs in the sixth and Ramos tripled off the top of the wall in center before Lee and Cavanaugh added run-scoring singles that gave the Giants a 6-0 lead.
—
ABC News,
2 July 2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a wreath-laying ceremony marking the 85th anniversary of the Nazi Germany invasion into the Soviet Union in World War II on the Remembrance and Sorrow Day at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by the Kremlin wall in Moscow on June 22, 2026.
—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
24 June 2026
Simply mount the magnetic rack on a wall in your kitchen, and then hang the matching magnetic tools from the rack.
—
Brandi Fuller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for wall in
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“Wall in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wall%20in. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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