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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An oscillating fan hung on a cinder block wall in the one of the rooms caused an electrical fire, Beal said.
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Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 12 Dec. 2025
Chef Wendy Garcia grew up on the other side of the border wall in the Mexican state of Sonora.
—Von Diaz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Dec. 2025
Experts wondered why any leader would take apart a perfectly good security wall in an area that was constantly threatened by invasion.
—CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
Still, for Tony Barrata, there is nothing like covering walls in tartan.
—Cornelia Powers, Vogue, 10 Dec. 2025
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Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 12 Dec. 2025
Chef Wendy Garcia grew up on the other side of the border wall in the Mexican state of Sonora.
—Von Diaz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Dec. 2025
Experts wondered why any leader would take apart a perfectly good security wall in an area that was constantly threatened by invasion.
—CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
Still, for Tony Barrata, there is nothing like covering walls in tartan.
—Cornelia Powers, Vogue, 10 Dec. 2025
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“Wall in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wall%20in. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025.
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