wall in
phrasal 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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Three pitches later – on the 11th pitch of the at-bat – Sheehan left a fastball over the heart of the plate and Steer sent it over the wall in straightaway center field, but James Outman brought it back.
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Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 31 July 2025
Two excellent baserunners were nearly home already when the ball kicked off the wall in the corner to send Heliot Ramos chasing after it.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 27 July 2025
Merrill led off the inning with a single, went to third on Xander Bogaerts’ double off the wall in right field and scored on Gavin Sheets’ groundout.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 July 2025
Keirsey perfectly played the carom off the concrete wall in high right field and fired a strike to Correa, who applied the tag.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 12 July 2025
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Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 31 July 2025
Two excellent baserunners were nearly home already when the ball kicked off the wall in the corner to send Heliot Ramos chasing after it.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 27 July 2025
Merrill led off the inning with a single, went to third on Xander Bogaerts’ double off the wall in right field and scored on Gavin Sheets’ groundout.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 July 2025
Keirsey perfectly played the carom off the concrete wall in high right field and fired a strike to Correa, who applied the tag.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 12 July 2025
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“Wall in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wall%20in. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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