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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Large horizontal stripes were the next iteration of striped decor, notably on draperies and painted on walls in the mid-2000s and early 2010s.
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Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Feb. 2026
Windows line opposite walls in the classroom.
—Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
While battling for another, a final-lap crash into the wall in Turn 4 ended his life at age 49.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Feb. 2026
The instrumental snippets are accessed — in old-fashioned CD-ROM hover-and-click style — by clicking on band posters or photographs pictured as being taped or otherwise affixed to a wall in a bedroom with a guitar, stacks of CDs and some dirty clothes.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
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Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Feb. 2026
Windows line opposite walls in the classroom.
—Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
While battling for another, a final-lap crash into the wall in Turn 4 ended his life at age 49.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Feb. 2026
The instrumental snippets are accessed — in old-fashioned CD-ROM hover-and-click style — by clicking on band posters or photographs pictured as being taped or otherwise affixed to a wall in a bedroom with a guitar, stacks of CDs and some dirty clothes.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
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“Wall in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wall%20in. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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