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.
Examples of wall in in a Sentence
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When crews unfastened the straps that held the wall in place, the load shifted and one section tumbled onto the worker, the station reported.
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Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 21 May 2024
The 91 mph sinker that McMahon mashed over the left-field wall in the first inning was the fastest of the 17 pitches Hicks had thrown to begin the game.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 19 May 2024
Lulu, still hollering, was plastered against the wall in terror.
—Jessamine Chan, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2024
Upstairs also has some interesting features, including a throne not exactly fit for a king ― the toilet sits in the middle of the master bathroom up against a thin wall in front of the shower.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2024
Nick Gordon led off that inning with a solo home run, his fly ball to the wall in right field going off Andy Pages’ glove as Pages reached over the scoreboard.
—Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 6 May 2024
The blaze was able to spread so rapidly because of a lack of finished walls in the building, and the breeze that carried the unrestricted flames and ash, Johnson said.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2024
There are four large screens attached to walls in the front half of the courtroom, showing a live video stream of proceedings.
—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 4 May 2024
Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen accounted for the only damage: a solo home run that cleared the left-field wall in the seventh.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2024
Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 21 May 2024
The 91 mph sinker that McMahon mashed over the left-field wall in the first inning was the fastest of the 17 pitches Hicks had thrown to begin the game.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 19 May 2024
Lulu, still hollering, was plastered against the wall in terror.
—Jessamine Chan, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2024
Upstairs also has some interesting features, including a throne not exactly fit for a king ― the toilet sits in the middle of the master bathroom up against a thin wall in front of the shower.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2024
Nick Gordon led off that inning with a solo home run, his fly ball to the wall in right field going off Andy Pages’ glove as Pages reached over the scoreboard.
—Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 6 May 2024
The blaze was able to spread so rapidly because of a lack of finished walls in the building, and the breeze that carried the unrestricted flames and ash, Johnson said.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2024
There are four large screens attached to walls in the front half of the courtroom, showing a live video stream of proceedings.
—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 4 May 2024
Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen accounted for the only damage: a solo home run that cleared the left-field wall in the seventh.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2024
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“Wall in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wall%20in. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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