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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But the new image features more dramatic lighting on a black backdrop, instead of the flag and ornate wall in the background of the previous portrait.
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Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Muncy drove a fly ball over the wall in center field.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 14 Oct. 2025
Employees grumble over who gets to park where and how offices were allocated (or who got an office with walls in the first place), exposing deep resentments about favoritism, status, and fairness.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
Casualties were confirmed in Davao Oriental Province, including a woman killed by a collapsing wall in Mati City and another death in a residential building.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
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Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Muncy drove a fly ball over the wall in center field.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 14 Oct. 2025
Employees grumble over who gets to park where and how offices were allocated (or who got an office with walls in the first place), exposing deep resentments about favoritism, status, and fairness.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
Casualties were confirmed in Davao Oriental Province, including a woman killed by a collapsing wall in Mati City and another death in a residential building.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 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 18 Oct. 2025.
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