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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Myers drove a ball to the wall in center in the top of the eighth, but Brenton Doyle made a leaping catch to rob a potential home run.
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Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
Oh, to be a fly on the wall in this Pedro Pascal and Sam Rockwell conversation.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
The store is broken into sections, with spices hanging from the wall in one area and produce available in others.
—Idaho Statesman, 15 Sep. 2025
These areas sport the only white walls in the home (Benjamin Moore’s White Cloud, 2159-70); that paint was a compromise necessitated by the layout.
—Jeanne Lyons Davis, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
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Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
Oh, to be a fly on the wall in this Pedro Pascal and Sam Rockwell conversation.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
The store is broken into sections, with spices hanging from the wall in one area and produce available in others.
—Idaho Statesman, 15 Sep. 2025
These areas sport the only white walls in the home (Benjamin Moore’s White Cloud, 2159-70); that paint was a compromise necessitated by the layout.
—Jeanne Lyons Davis, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
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 19 Sep. 2025.
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